# Git Download/Bootstrap Suggestion 7 messages from 2009-03-27 to 2009-03-29. Participants: Mike Gaffney, Sverre Rabbelier, Dilip M, Michael J Gruber, Jacob Helwig, Scott Chacon. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/18590 ## Mike Gaffney, 2009-03-27 17:09 Subject: Git Download/Bootstrap Suggestion Message-ID: <49CD0841.9000602@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/49CD0841.9000602%40gmail.com ``` I may be missing something, but I would like to request that http://git-scm.com/download provide a link to a tarball of the actual git clone of the current repository with the repo parked on the latest stable. What I mean is that for most of my systems I build git off of source but I like to be able to just git pull when I want to update them. Currently what I have to do is - download the source tarball (or the rpm) - make it - install it - use that git clone the real repo - checkout the newest tag - make configure - configure - make - make install It'd be a lot cooler if I could just wget a full get repo on the latest tag :) Just a request, Thanks -Mike ``` ## Sverre Rabbelier, 2009-03-27 23:21 Subject: Re: Git Download/Bootstrap Suggestion Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/fabb9a1e0903271621g392eefdeu85b46c655c1ad067%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <49CD0841.9000602@gmail.com> ``` Heya, On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 18:09, Mike Gaffney wrote: > I have to do is > - download the source tarball (or the rpm) > - make it > - install it Nah, you don't need to do all that ;). > It'd be a lot cooler if I could just wget a full get repo on the latest tag You mean like, this? http://repo.or.cz/w/git.git?a=snapshot;h=master;sf=tgz -- Cheers, Sverre Rabbelier ``` ## Dilip M, 2009-03-28 07:24 Subject: Re: Git Download/Bootstrap Suggestion Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/c94f8e120903280024l73e9b072g3f9d31a566cc31eb%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <49CD0841.9000602@gmail.com> ``` I had a same question :) what I want is to distribute a git version across some team. I maintain a clone and keep the latest tag checkedout. When ever there is a new release (tag), I switch to master branch and pull. Than I checkout the new tag and compile. Is there any simple way to do this w/o any downtime?. There should be .... I just miss some extra knowledge on git. Thanks in advance for suggestions Dilip On 3/27/09, Mike Gaffney wrote: > I may be missing something, but I would like to request that > http://git-scm.com/download provide a link to a tarball of the actual > git clone of the current repository with the repo parked on the latest > stable. What I mean is that for most of my systems I build git off of > source but I like to be able to just git pull when I want to update > them. Currently what I have to do is > - download the source tarball (or the rpm) > - make it > - install it > - use that git clone the real repo > - checkout the newest tag > - make configure > - configure > - make > - make install > > It'd be a lot cooler if I could just wget a full get repo on the latest > tag :) > > Just a request, Thanks > -Mike > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > ``` ## Michael J Gruber, 2009-03-28 16:09 Subject: Re: Git Download/Bootstrap Suggestion Message-ID: <49CE4BD2.4060808@drmicha.warpmail.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/49CE4BD2.4060808%40drmicha.warpmail.net In-Reply-To: ``` Sverre Rabbelier venit, vidit, dixit 28.03.2009 00:21: > Heya, > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 18:09, Mike Gaffney wrote: >> I have to do is >> - download the source tarball (or the rpm) >> - make it >> - install it > > Nah, you don't need to do all that ;). > > >> It'd be a lot cooler if I could just wget a full get repo on the latest tag > > You mean like, this? > > http://repo.or.cz/w/git.git?a=snapshot;h=master;sf=tgz > No, I think he meant repo, not work tree. Michael ``` ## Sverre Rabbelier, 2009-03-28 16:15 Subject: Re: Git Download/Bootstrap Suggestion Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/fabb9a1e0903280915l512374ebt8a1f804666dfe87b%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <49CE4BD2.4060808@drmicha.warpmail.net> ``` Heya, On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 17:09, Michael J Gruber wrote: > No, I think he meant repo, not work tree. Why would he need the repo to bootstrap? -- Cheers, Sverre Rabbelier ``` ## Jacob Helwig, 2009-03-28 16:24 Subject: Re: Git Download/Bootstrap Suggestion Message-ID: <8c9a060903280924h62f4d7aq47819bf3264e6ad6@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/8c9a060903280924h62f4d7aq47819bf3264e6ad6%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` So he can compile git from a git repo, and not have to download it (again) after compiling from a work tree. Saving a step, and re-compiling a bunch of files when he upgrades. On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 09:15, Sverre Rabbelier wrote: > Heya, > > On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 17:09, Michael J Gruber > wrote: >> No, I think he meant repo, not work tree. > > Why would he need the repo to bootstrap? > > -- > Cheers, > > Sverre Rabbelier > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > ``` ## Scott Chacon, 2009-03-29 15:29 Subject: Re: Git Download/Bootstrap Suggestion Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/d411cc4a0903290829p7e7ad14aob62e222877956ba5%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <8c9a060903280924h62f4d7aq47819bf3264e6ad6@mail.gmail.com> ``` On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Jacob Helwig wrote: > So he can compile git from a git repo, and not have to download it > (again) after compiling from a work tree.  Saving a step, and > re-compiling a bunch of files when he upgrades. > I'm a bit unclear why you would compile/install the second time - if it's the latest tag, it should be the same as you got from the archive on the website, the second step should just be re-installing the exact same Git. Why not just build it from source the first time and then pull down the full source for the subsequent times - you're losing seconds total in the process. Unless you're doing this all the time, in which case it seems like it makes more sense to just keep one repo, build a package of some sort (rpm, deb, etc) and distribute that to all the computers you're using. I mean, if you really, really want it then you can : a) clone the website source : git://github.com/schacon/gitscm b) write the script that would do it on each release (scripts/ dir) c) test it d) write some code that would dynamically link that in the downloads page at the bottom If that works then I'll probably pull it in for you. Scott > On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 09:15, Sverre Rabbelier wrote: >> Heya, >> >> On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 17:09, Michael J Gruber >> wrote: >>> No, I think he meant repo, not work tree. >> >> Why would he need the repo to bootstrap? >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> >> Sverre Rabbelier >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >> More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > ```