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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <rsbecker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, August 11, 2023 1:19 PM > To: Mun Johl <Mun.Johl@xxxxxxx>; git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 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
