Hi, Sorry for the additional reply--I should have mentioned that we don't have a git repo yet. I am just trying to get things setup so that we can create a proper repo and migrate our data. Best regards, -- Mun > -----Original Message----- > From: Mun Johl <Mun.Johl@xxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, August 11, 2023 1:23 PM > To: rsbecker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: "fatal: Not a git repository" issued during 'make' from source code > > 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
