gistfile1.txt

public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
{
	struct git_repository { };

	String HOME = ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.Path;

	[DllImport(@"git2")] static extern void git_libgit2_init();
	[DllImport(@"git2")] static extern void git_libgit2_shutdown();
	[DllImport(@"git2")] static extern unsafe int git_repository_init(git_repository **repo, IntPtr given_repo, bool bare);
	[DllImport(@"git2")] static extern unsafe int git_repository_free(git_repository* repo);


	public MainPage()
	{
		this.InitializeComponent();
	}

	private unsafe void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
	{
		git_repository* repo;
		int error;

		git_libgit2_init();
		Debug.WriteLine("executing git init in the app's LocalState folder: {0}", HOME);
		IntPtr path = Marshal.StringToHGlobalAnsi(HOME);
		error = git_repository_init(&repo, path, false);
		Debug.WriteLine("init returned value: {0}", error);
		git_repository_free(repo);
		Debug.WriteLine("repository freed");
		git_libgit2_shutdown();
		Debug.WriteLine("libgit2 shutdown");
	}
}