what is special about the 'git' Makefile ?

2009-10-27 Thread George Sanders
I've been doing this dance: ../configure ; make ; make install for about ten years now. Sometimes there are some little issues, but nothing too crazy. I tried to build 'git' from source today, however, and it doesn't behave like anything I've ever seen... I do the ./configure and it

Re: what is special about the 'git' Makefile ?

2009-10-27 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:33:03 -0700 (PDT), George Sanders gosand1...@yahoo.com wrote: I've been doing this dance: ../configure ; make ; make install for about ten years now. Sometimes there are some little issues, but nothing too crazy. I tried to build 'git' from source today, however,

Re: what is special about the 'git' Makefile ?

2009-10-27 Thread Adam Vande More
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:33 PM, George Sanders gosand1...@yahoo.comwrote: I've been doing this dance: ../configure ; make ; make install for about ten years now. Sometimes there are some little issues, but nothing too crazy. I tried to build 'git' from source today, however, and it

Re: what is special about the 'git' Makefile ?

2009-10-27 Thread b. f.
George Sanders wrote: I've been doing this dance: You haven't been out on the floor nearly often enough, it seems. Better dust off those blue suede shoes. :) ../configure ; make ; make install for about ten years now. Sometimes there are some little issues, but nothing too crazy. I tried to