BuildInstructions.txt

# NOTE: This process can be automated by the build.sh script. Check it over to make sure everything
# is correct for your machine, then:
# ./build.sh

# If you'd rather do things manually, follow these instructions:

# Check the UserScripts/cplibs.sh file and make sure the FROM_DIR is correct for your system. 
# /opt/local/lib should be fine if you're using MacPorts, which provides these libraries.

# Then,

sudo UserScripts/cplibs.sh

curl -O http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-1.5.6.5.tar.bz2
tar jxvf git-1.5.6.5.tar.bz2
cd git-1.5.6.5

# If you're on PPC, you may need to edit your Makefile and add: 
MOZILLA_SHA1=1

# Tell make to use /usr/local/git/lib rather than MacPorts:
echo "NO_DARWIN_PORTS=1" > Makefile_tmp
cat Makefile >> Makefile_tmp
mv Makefile_tmp Makefile

make LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/git/lib,/usr/lib" prefix=/usr/local/git all
make LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/git/lib,/usr/lib" prefix=/usr/local/git strip
sudo make LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/git/lib,/usr/lib" prefix=/usr/local/git install

# contrib
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/git/contrib/completion
sudo cp contrib/completion/git-completion.bash /usr/local/git/contrib/completion/

# change hardlinks for symlinks
cd ..
sudo ruby UserScripts/symlink_git_hardlinks.rb

curl -O http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-manpages-1.5.6.5.tar.bz2
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/git/man
sudo tar xjv -C /usr/local/git/man -f git-manpages-1.5.6.5.tar.bz2

# add .DS_Store to default ignore for new repositories
sudo sh -c "echo .DS_Store >> /usr/local/git/share/git-core/templates/info/exclude"