Windows install requires Python 2.6??
HansBKK
Is this correct?
I've got a nicely working "portable" Python 2.7 environment, I'd rather not have to maintain a separate 2.6 one just for git-cola.
And while I'm here, should it be possible to use git-cola as a "portable app", in the sense that it won't require global PATH or registry changes, all config stuff gets saved in a configurable location, ideally relative to the executable(s)?
This is the main reason I'm checking I'm checking the project out, otherwise pretty happy with TortoiseGit - does cola offer anything else that T doesn't?
David Aguilar
> as per http://git-cola.github.com/downloads.html
Python 2.6 or better. If you install Qt4 and a Python 2.7-compatible
PyQt4 then cola will work just fine.
> And while I'm here, should it be possible to use git-cola as a "portable
> app", in the sense that it won't require global PATH or registry changes,
> all config stuff gets saved in a configurable location, ideally relative to
> the executable(s)?
The config stuff gets written under $HOME. cola doesn't need anything
in $PATH. It can run directly from its source tree so making a
portable version would not be very hard. You can tell git-cola where
to find the `git` executable, which is helpful when you don't want git
in path. e.g. `git cola --git-path=$HOME/bin/git`
> This is the main reason I'm checking I'm checking the project out, otherwise
> pretty happy with TortoiseGit - does cola offer anything else that T
> doesn't?
Partial staging / commits. History viewing. TortoiseGit is
inherently file-based whereas cola reflects the git model. I think
our difftool integration is pretty nice, especially in `git dag`.
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David
HansBKK
Could I suggest that the download page (and any other install instructions) clarify the "Python 2.6 **or over**"?
There are projects that need a specific Python and don't keep up, so that false impression wrt git-cola may put people off that wouldn't bother asking. . .
David Aguilar
Thanks, that's a good idea. Done.
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David