# GIT 1.5.4.2 installation on Solaris 8 problems

6 messages from 2009-11-20 to 2009-11-20. Participants: Derek, Ben Walton, Brandon Casey.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/21691

## Derek, 2009-11-20 18:50

Subject: GIT 1.5.4.2 installation on Solaris 8 problems
Message-ID: <loom.20091120T194807-826@post.gmane.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/loom.20091120T194807-826%40post.gmane.org

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I get the following error after make install:

install: git-fetch-pack was not found anywhere!
make: *** [install] Error 2

Any ideas?

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## Ben Walton, 2009-11-20 19:07

Subject: Re: GIT 1.5.4.2 installation on Solaris 8 problems
Message-ID: <1258743998-sup-86@ntdws12.chass.utoronto.ca>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1258743998-sup-86%40ntdws12.chass.utoronto.ca
In-Reply-To: <loom.20091120T194807-826@post.gmane.org>

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Excerpts from Derek's message of Fri Nov 20 13:50:13 -0500 2009:
> Any ideas?

If you don't need that version specifically, have a look at:

http://opencsw.org/packages/git

It might save you some time.

HTH.
-Ben

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## Derek, 2009-11-20 19:15

Subject: Re: GIT 1.5.4.2 installation on Solaris 8 problems
Message-ID: <loom.20091120T201341-834@post.gmane.org>
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Ben Walton <bwalton <at> artsci.utoronto.ca> writes:

> If you don't need that version specifically, have a look at:
> 
> http://opencsw.org/packages/git
> 
> It might save you some time.
> 
> HTH.
> -Ben
> 

Unfortunately I need 1.5.4.2 version specifically as I want it to work with
gibak - http://eigenclass.org/hiki/gibak-backup-system-introduction

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## Ben Walton, 2009-11-20 19:26

Subject: Re: GIT 1.5.4.2 installation on Solaris 8 problems
Message-ID: <1258744985-sup-932@ntdws12.chass.utoronto.ca>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1258744985-sup-932%40ntdws12.chass.utoronto.ca
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Excerpts from Derek's message of Fri Nov 20 14:15:40 -0500 2009:
> Unfortunately I need 1.5.4.2 version specifically as I want it to work with
> gibak - http://eigenclass.org/hiki/gibak-backup-system-introduction

Ok, I can't help then.  We have archival versions of older git
packages, but the first version I published was 1.6.0.5.

If you're willing to install the dependency packages, you could build
your own version using the recipe stored in our GAR[1] repository:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/gar/browser/csw/mgar/pkg/git/trunk/Makefile

May help, may not.
-Ben

[1] Basic docs, etc: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/gar/
-- 
Ben Walton
Systems Programmer - CHASS
University of Toronto
C:416.407.5610 | W:416.978.4302

GPG Key Id: 8E89F6D2; Key Server: pgp.mit.edu
Contact me to arrange for a CAcert assurance meeting.

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## Ben Walton, 2009-11-20 19:31

Subject: Re: GIT 1.5.4.2 installation on Solaris 8 problems
Message-ID: <1258745415-sup-6866@ntdws12.chass.utoronto.ca>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1258745415-sup-6866%40ntdws12.chass.utoronto.ca
In-Reply-To: <1258744985-sup-932@ntdws12.chass.utoronto.ca>

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Excerpts from Ben Walton's message of Fri Nov 20 14:26:41 -0500 2009:

> http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/gar/browser/csw/mgar/pkg/git/trunk/Makefile
> [1] Basic docs, etc: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/gar/

Using svn is really painful, btw.  I didn't think of the irony of
these links when hitting send.

-Ben
-- 
Ben Walton
Systems Programmer - CHASS
University of Toronto
C:416.407.5610 | W:416.978.4302

GPG Key Id: 8E89F6D2; Key Server: pgp.mit.edu
Contact me to arrange for a CAcert assurance meeting.

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## Brandon Casey, 2009-11-20 21:46

Subject: Re: GIT 1.5.4.2 installation on Solaris 8 problems
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On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 07:15:40PM +0000, Derek wrote:

> Unfortunately I need 1.5.4.2 version specifically as I want it to work with
> gibak - http://eigenclass.org/hiki/gibak-backup-system-introduction

I didn't see anywhere on that page that says git version 1.5.4.2
specifically must be used.  Did I miss it? or is it possible that a more
recent version of git would be compatible with that backup system?

The latest release is v1.6.5.3

-brandon

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