[Users] git versions going backwards?

[Brian Morrison]

On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:59:09 +0100
Brad Rogers wrote:

> On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:08:17 +0100
> Brian Morrison <bdm at fenrir.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hello Brian,
> 
> >That's what I did to get git87 the other day, I archived the old
> >directory and re-cloned.
> 
> FWIW, here's the script I use to do the job.  Obviously, change paths
> and config options to suit your system;
> 
> 
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> 
> cd /home/brad/SourceCode/claws
> 
> #! update source tree
>    git reset --hard
>    git pull --all
> 
> #! configure and make source into executable
>    ./autogen.sh --disable-libetpan
>    make
> 
> #! install in /usr/local/bin
>    sudo make install
> 
> #!end of script
> 

Thanks for that Brad. I don't do the reset --hard step but I do use
--enable-maintainer-mode for the autogen.sh step.

Then I do a make dist and build rpms using the normal Fedora spec files.

Maybe the reset is what git needs, I'll try it.

-- 

Brian Morrison