RE: "fatal: Not a git repository" issued during 'make' from source code

> Hi,
> 
> Mun Johl wrote:
> > I am new to git and am trying to compile git-2.41.0 on RHEL7.
> 
> This isn't a direct answer to the question (which Randall
> and Junio have covered well), but if you're interested, I
> build git-2.41.0 for RHEL/CentOS 7 (as well as newer
> RHEL/Rocky/Alma and Fedora release) in the Fedora Copr
> ("Community projects"):
> 
>     https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/git-maint/git/
> 
> I currently maintain the git package in Fedora and try to
> ensure it always builds for all supported RHEL releases¹.
> 
> For RHEL/CentOS 7, the steps to install would be:
> 
>     yum install yum-plugin-copr
>     yum copr enable @git-maint/git
>     yum install git
> 
> The upside is that it's a current git build packaged the
> same as the RHEL package.  The downside is that it updates
> the RHEL package, which may not be acceptable in your
> environment.
> 
> It's certainly a big jump from 1.8.3.1 to 2.41.0.  I had
> forgotten how ancient the RHEL 7 git package was. :)
> 
> Alternately, building a git package for RHEL 7 from the
> current Fedora git package is another option, if you'd
> rather have an rpm to install on multiple hosts.
> 
> ¹ I may not continue this due to Red Hat's recent decision
>   to restrict access to RHEL source code, unfortunately.[Mun]