FreeBSD Port: git-2.0.2_1

Kubilay Kocak koobs at FreeBSD.org
Mon Aug 25 15:02:35 UTC 2014


On 26/08/2014 12:52 AM, Michael Gmelin wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:39:50 +0000
> Sebastian Bach <sbach at nuith.pl> wrote:
> 
>> Hi!
>>
>> I've an urgent problem with the current port devel/git (2.0.2). After
>> upgrading  we can't use our Atlassian Stash server anymore. Stash
>> rejects (hard check of 2.0.2 and 2.0.3) to use this specific git
>> version due to a critical bug in 'git diff-tree' which breaks Stash's
>> commit page. Please see the 'DVCS clients' section on their system
>> requirements page:
>> https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/STASH/Supported+platforms
>> https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/STASH-5052
>>
>> I don't know how to downgrade this port. Is this even possible on
>> FreeBSD? However, can you tell me when git 2.0.4 or 2.1.0 will be
>> available in the ports collections?
>>
>> Best regards
>> Sebastian Bach
>>
> 
> If you're using pkg you might be lucky and still have a cached copy
> in /var/cache/pkg. In that case try pkg delete git and pkg
> add /var/cache/pkg/git-<version>.txz.
> 
> Otherwise one way of doing this is getting the old package skeleton
> from svn and build it from ports. You need revision 362475 of the ports
> tree for git version 2.0.1. Alternatively you can download the files
> from svnweb (a bit clumsy, but doesn't require you to install
> subversion):
> 
> http://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/devel/git/?pathrev=362475
> 
> If you don't have a ports tree yet, do: portsnap fetch extract
> 
> Then copy the files in /usr/ports/devel/git, go there and do make
> install (do pkg delete git beforehand).
> 

Thanks for the assist Michael :)

I have a patch updating git to 2.1.0 thats 98% complete (just updating
minor pkg-plist stuff for HTMLDOCS option)

I'll have it to you in 10-15


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