subtleGradient comments on Simple Install of Git on Leopard

"Simple Install of Git on Leopard": comment by Thomas Aylott

Tue, 27 May 2008 12:42:05 PDT

@Kenneth : It’s easier to update just that line than to replace every instance of the version number in the whole script. It may be dumb, but it works ;)

"Simple Install of Git on Leopard": comment by Kenneth

Mon, 5 May 2008 12:54:35 PDT

The whole GIT _VERSION_TO_GET thing is stupid. Other than than, good guide. Thanks for writing it.

"Simple Install of Git on Leopard": comment by Thorsten

Mon, 5 May 2008 01:17:11 PDT

Thanks for sharing, that makes setting up my co-workers much easier!

"Simple Install of Git on Leopard": comment by KNK

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:42:11 PDT

Wow, awesome thank you for post this seriously! Also great looking blog :) .

"Simple Install of Git on Leopard": comment by Joseph

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:05:59 PDT

What about uninstalling?

"Simple Install of Git on Leopard": comment by Soryu

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:41:22 PST

Thanks Thomas

"Simple Install of Git on Leopard": comment by Chris Bailey

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:21:12 PST

Thanks for this!

"Simple Install of Git on Leopard" by admin

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:47:00 PST

Here's how to install Git 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='1.5.6.4'

# Get and install git
curl -O "http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-$GIT_VERSION.tar.bz2"
tar xjvf "git-$GIT_VERSION.tar.bz2"
cd "git-$GIT_VERSION/"

# When on Mac OS X
./configure
make
sudo make install

cd ..

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

Only needs some minor modifications to work on Dreamhost

mkdir -p "$HOME/src"
cd "$HOME/src"

# Set options even though we have GNU gettext installed
export TCL_PATH=`which tclsh`
export NO_MSGFMT=1
export GIT_VERSION='1.5.6.4'

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

# When on Dreamhost:
./configure --prefix="$HOME" NO_CURL=1 NO_MMAP=1
make
make install

cd ..

# Don't Bother Installing the Man Pages

After installing, you'll want to configure it

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

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

# Personal Setup
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email your_email@your-domain.com

~~UPDATE: Now updated to 1.5.4.5~~
UPDATE: Now updated to 1.5.5 with Dreamhost support
UPDATE: Now updated to 1.5.6.4