doc: git install command #27049

pull BitcoinMechanic wants to merge 1 commits into bitcoin:master from BitcoinMechanic:osx-instructions changing 1 files +6 −0

BitcoinMechanic commented at 3:57 AM on February 6, 2023: none

This is just a documentation error - git does not come pre-installed on macOS.
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```
  53 | @@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ brew install automake libtool boost pkg-config libevent
  54 |  ### 4. Clone Bitcoin repository
  55 |  
  56 |  `git` should already be installed by default on your system.
  57 | +If it is not, install it with the following command:
  58 | +
  59 | +``` bash
  60 | +brew install git
```
Sjors commented at 9:28 AM on February 6, 2023:

I haven't tried reinstalling macOS recently, but this seems unlikely, because homebrew itself uses Git. It does ship a more recent version, but that's only useful for codereview.

hebasto commented at 9:53 AM on February 6, 2023:

Agree. On my system, the /usr/bin/git is not a Homebrew's package.

Hasn't it been installed by xcode-select --install command?
pinheadmz commented at 3:08 PM on February 6, 2023:

Indeed on M1 macs, brew has a whole new root directory:

--> which git /opt/homebrew/bin/git
fanquake commented at 10:13 AM on February 6, 2023: member

If git doesn't ship with macOS, it will have been installed as part of the command line tools, which are already installed at this point in the guide. Closing for now.
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