Syntax error =~ operator in msysgit bash

Question

I\'m trying to add a function to my bash_profile for msysgit:

function git-unpushed {
    brinfo=$(git branch -v | grep git-branch-name)
    if          


        

Answer 1

According to https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/msysgit/yPh85MPDyfE this is because msys doesn't ship libregex along with bash. Supposedly if you compile/find an msys built libregex, and put it in the library path, =~ starts working fine.