Fix git-subtree install instructions
Update the install instructions to reflect the changes for an integrated git-subtree. Signed-off-by: David A. Greene <greened@obbligato.org>
David A. Greene committed
Apr 9, 2012 at 22:19 UTC
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HOW TO INSTALL git-subtree
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-You simply need to copy the file 'git-subtree.sh' to where
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-the rest of the git scripts are stored.
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+First, build from the top source directory.
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+Then, in contrib/subtree, run:
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+ make
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+ make install
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+ make install-doc
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-From the Git bash window just run:
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+If you used configure to do the main build the git-subtree build will
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+pick up those settings. If not, you will likely have to provide a
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+value for prefix:
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-install.sh
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+ make prefix=<some dir>
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+ make prefix=<some dir> install
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+ make prefix=<some dir> install-doc
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-Or if you have the full Cygwin installed, you can use make:
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+To run tests first copy git-subtree to the main build area so the
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+newly-built git can find it:
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-make install
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+ cp git-subtree ../..
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-That will make a 'git subtree' (note: space instead of dash) command
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-available. See the file git-subtree.txt for more.
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+Then:
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-You can also install the man page by doing:
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+ make test
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- make doc
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- cp git-subtree.1 /usr/share/man/man1/