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What is the difference between EGit and JGit? Which should I install? [message #631747]

Fri, 08 October 2010 11:30

Eclipse User

Hi, I'm stumbling at the first hurdle when trying to use git in Eclipse. Which of these two should I tick, EGit, JGit or both?

Can we add the installation instructions to the User Guide?

Re: What is the difference between EGit and JGit? Which should I install? [message #631832 is a reply to message #631747]

Fri, 08 October 2010 19:00

Eclipse User

Hi Alex,

JGit is a Java implementation of Git and EGit is a Eclipse integration
of JGit.See http://www.jgit.org/ Then you should install both.

On 08/10/2010 17:30, Alex Spurling wrote:
> Hi, I'm stumbling at the first hurdle when trying to use git in Eclipse.
> Which of these two should I tick, EGit, JGit or both?
>
>
>
> Can we add the installation instructions to the
> http://wiki.eclipse.org/EGit/User_Guide?

Re: What is the difference between EGit and JGit? Which should I install? [message #632265 is a reply to message #631747]

Tue, 12 October 2010 07:21

Eclipse User

If you want to use the Git Team Provider and the EGit UI in Eclipse (that's what EGit basically provides) select EGit, this will also include JGit since EGit is depending on it. Installing JGit without EGit could make sense if you want to develop some new functionality on top of it.

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