From: rsbecker@nexbridge.com Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2023 20:41:17 GMT Subject: RE: "fatal: Not a git repository" issued during 'make' from source code Message-ID: <034c01d9cc94$30c14960$9243dc20$@nexbridge.com> In-Reply-To: On Friday, August 11, 2023 4:26 PM, Mon Johl wrote: >Sorry for the additional reply--I should have mentioned that we don't have a git repo >yet. I am just trying to get things setup so that we can create a proper repo and >migrate our data. Please consult this page: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mun Johl >> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2023 1:23 PM >> To: rsbecker@nexbridge.com; git@vger.kernel.org >> Subject: RE: "fatal: Not a git repository" issued during 'make' from >> source code >> >> Hi Randall, >> >> Thank you for your quick reply. >> >> I'm just wondering... Can I "trick" the compilation process by simply creating a .git >directory where I am running 'make'? >> >> Thanks again and best regards, >> >> -- >> Mun >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: rsbecker@nexbridge.com >> > Sent: Friday, August 11, 2023 1:19 PM >> > To: Mun Johl ; git@vger.kernel.org >> > Subject: RE: "fatal: Not a git repository" issued during 'make' from >> > source code >> > >> > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Western Digital. Do >> > not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know >that the content is safe. >> > >> > >> > On Friday, August 11, 2023 3:57 PM, Mun Johl wrote: >> > >I am new to git and am trying to compile git-2.41.0 on RHEL7. When >> > >I run >> > 'make >> > >prefix=/usr/local all doc', I get the following error: >> > > >> > >fatal: Not a git repository (or any parent up to mount point >> > >/tools) >> > > >> > >Which I infer means that I need to do the build within a git repo. >> > >Is that >> > correct? Or >> > >have I missed some basic step in the build process? >> > >> > Yes, you must be in the cloned git repository in order to run the build. >> > --Randall