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A fork of Git containing Windows-specific patches.
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Please include git-lfs in MinGit #5058

Closed ghost closed 2 months ago

dscho commented 2 months ago

MinGit is already much larger than I would prefer. As of time of writing, the 64-bit version weighs in with 44 megabytes. Compare that to the 21 megabytes it weighed in v2.9.2!

Git LFS weighs 11MB, which is a hefty price tag in comparison. I must balance that price against the benefit. And that balance tips against including Git LFS, quite clearly so. Therefore no, I won't include Git LFS in MinGit, you will have to do that yourself if you need it (much like you have to add other 3rd-party components that are not included in MinGit, either).