Simple Install of Git 1.5.4 on Leopard

by Thomas Aylott Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:47:00 GMT

Here's how to install Git version 1.5.4.2 on Mac OS X Leopard

mkdir -p ~/Downloads/src
cd ~/Downloads/src

# Set Options since we don't have GNU gettext installed
export TCL_PATH=`which tclsh`
export NO_MSGFMT=1
export GIT_VERSION_TO_GET='1.5.4.5'

# Get and Install Git
curl -O "http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-$GIT_VERSION_TO_GET.tar.bz2"
tar xjvf "git-$GIT_VERSION_TO_GET.tar.bz2"
cd "git-$GIT_VERSION_TO_GET/"
./configure
make
sudo make install
cd ..

# Install Man Pages
curl -O "http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-manpages-$GIT_VERSION_TO_GET.tar.bz2"
sudo tar xjv -C /usr/local/share/man -f "git-manpages-$GIT_VERSION_TO_GET.tar.bz2"


# ============
# = OPTIONAL =
# ============

# Use Apple opendiff (FileMerge) for resolving conflicts
git config --global merge.tool opendiff

# Ignore Carp
git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore
touch             ~/.gitignore
echo '.DS_Store'>>~/.gitignore
echo '._*'      >>~/.gitignore
echo '.svn'     >>~/.gitignore
echo '.hg'      >>~/.gitignore

# Shortcuts
git config --global alias.st status
git config --global alias.ci commit
git config --global alias.co checkout
git config --global alias.br branch

# Colors? YES
git config --global color.diff auto
git config --global color.status auto
git config --global color.branch auto

# Personal Setup
git config --global user.name "YOUR NAME"
git config --global user.email your@email.com
UPDATE: Now updated to 1.5.4.5

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