# NAME
gitgitr - Automatically fetch and build the most recent git.
# VERSION
version 0.6
# SYNOPSIS
gitgitr
-- fetches and builds the most recent version of git
gitgitr -t
-- fetches and builds the most recent version of git, and runs the
test suite prior to installation
gitgitr -v 1.8.0
-- fetches and builds version 1.8.0 of git
# DESCRIPTION
`gitgitr` is a tiny utility to simplify building the most recent (or,
really, any arbitrary) version of `git`. This is something you
probably only really need if you're obsessive about running the most
recent version of `git`, or if you maintain something like
[Git::Wrapper](
https://metacpan.org/pod/Git::Wrapper), where the ability to quickly install a particular
`git` version comes up way more often than you would like.
# OPTIONS
- --help / -h
Displays basically the same information you're currently soaking in.
- --no\_symlink / -N
Don't symlink `/opt/git` to the new build directory
- --prefix / -p
Installation prefix for the current build. Defaults to
`/opt/git-$GIT_VERSION_NUMBER`
- --reinstall / -r
By default, `gitgitr` will not build a version that's already
installed. This flag will force it to build a version even if it is
already preset.
- --run\_tests / -t
Makes `gitgitr` run the `git` test suite after building and before
installing. If the test suite fails, the build will not be
installed. Disabled by default because the test suite takes a really
long time to run.
- --verbose / -V
Makes `gitgitr` be a lot more chatty about what it's doing
- --version / -v
Specifies what version of `git` to build. Defaults to the most recent
version as found on the front page of [
http://git-scm.com](
http://git-scm.com)
# SEE ALSO
- [
http://git-scm.com](
http://git-scm.com)
# AUTHOR
John SJ Anderson <
[email protected]>
# COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2014 by John SJ Anderson.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
