# Install GIT?

2 messages from 2008-07-11 to 2008-07-11. Participants: mike zheng, Petr Baudis.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/14413

## mike zheng, 2008-07-11 20:55

Subject: Install GIT?
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hello,

is there any document on how to compile and install git? Which package
shall I download from http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/?
What is the steps to compile each of them?

thanks in advance,

mike

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## Petr Baudis, 2008-07-11 21:00

Subject: Re: Install GIT?
Message-ID: <20080711210031.GG32184@machine.or.cz>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080711210031.GG32184%40machine.or.cz
In-Reply-To: <5c9cd53b0807111355u7a346dafne6a3b7bd75d5100e@mail.gmail.com>

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  Hi,

On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 04:55:12PM -0400, mike zheng wrote:
> is there any document on how to compile and install git? Which package
> shall I download from http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/?

  get the latest version. ;-) That is,

	http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-1.5.6.2.tar.bz2

right now.

> What is the steps to compile each of them?

  It is described in the INSTALL file at the project root:

	http://repo.or.cz/w/git.git?a=blob;f=INSTALL

-- 
				Petr "Pasky" Baudis
The last good thing written in C++ was the Pachelbel Canon. -- J. Olson

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