msysgit/msysgit resource
msysGit has been superseded by Git for Windows 2.x observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6178
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 3756
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1854 stars · 585 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
msysGit was the build environment for Git for Windows 1.x, bundling Bash, GCC, Make, Perl, and other tools needed to compile Git on Windows. It was retired in 2015 and superseded by Git for Windows 2.x and the Git SDK (an MSYS2 fork).
Use cases
- build git for windows from source
- set up a windows build environment for git 1.x
- get bash and unix tools on windows for git development
- compile git with gcc and mingw on windows
When to choose
- you must build or maintain legacy Git for Windows 1.x
- you are studying the historical msysGit build process
When to avoid
- you want to use Git on Windows today - install Git for Windows 2.x
- you want to contribute to Git for Windows - use the Git SDK based on MSYS2
- you need a maintained or supported tool
Facets
infra-config · maturity abandoned
build-tool developer-tools version-control developer-tools version-control windows windows cli git-for-windows msys mingw build-environment superseded git-sdk
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/msysgit/msysgit · fetched 2026-08-28 · cea04fda0d66
- homepage: https://git-for-windows.github.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · ae70df20ac4e
- site_page: https://gitforwindows.org/faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · d58694131703
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| msysgit/msysgit | main | 10 |
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