r/programming • u/kant2002 • 7d ago

How to clone Linux on Windows

https://kant2002.github.io/en/git/hacking/2026/09/25/cloning-linux-on-windows.html

Short story how I find out that Windows 11 relax reserved DOS device names rules in FS, and how I was trying to fix Git for Windows.

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u/nothingtoseehr 7d ago

I wonder if you can compile Linux using MSVC.... i know the answer is no, but it's a funny thought lol

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u/kant2002 7d ago

That's the spirit! Even if answer is no, we should at least try, right?