Hi Todd,
> Hi,
>
> Mun Johl wrote:
> > I am new to git and am trying to compile git-2.41.0 on RHEL7.
>
> This isn't a direct answer to the question (which Randall
> and Junio have covered well), but if you're interested, I
> build git-2.41.0 for RHEL/CentOS 7 (as well as newer
> RHEL/Rocky/Alma and Fedora release) in the Fedora Copr
> ("Community projects"):
>
> https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/git-maint/git/
>
> I currently maintain the git package in Fedora and try to
> ensure it always builds for all supported RHEL releases¹.
>
> For RHEL/CentOS 7, the steps to install would be:
>
> yum install yum-plugin-copr
> yum copr enable @git-maint/git
> yum install git
>
> The upside is that it's a current git build packaged the
> same as the RHEL package. The downside is that it updates
> the RHEL package, which may not be acceptable in your
> environment.
>
> It's certainly a big jump from 1.8.3.1 to 2.41.0. I had
> forgotten how ancient the RHEL 7 git package was. :)
>
> Alternately, building a git package for RHEL 7 from the
> current Fedora git package is another option, if you'd
> rather have an rpm to install on multiple hosts.
>
> ¹ I may not continue this due to Red Hat's recent decision
> to restrict access to RHEL source code, unfortunately.[Mun]
[Mun] Thank you for the link and the additional information! I am going to try a little more to see if I can get git compiled from source code; but if I get blocked I may download your build :) It's nice to have options.
Thank you and best regards,
--
Mun
