How do I install git on OSX 10.6.8?

Rails
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The git download page presents me with these choices:

 git-1.7.6.1-i386-snow-leopard.dmg
 git-1.7.6.1-x86_64-snow-leopard.dmg
 git-1.7.6-i386-snow-leopard.dmg
 git-1.7.6-x86_64-snow-leopard.dmg
 git-1.7.5.4-i386-leopard.dmg
 git-1.7.5.4-x86_64-leopard.dmg
 git-1.7.5.3-i386-leopard.dmg

How do I know whether to download i386 or x86_64?

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7stud – wrote in post #1022865:

The git download page presents me with these choices:

 git-1.7.6.1-i386-snow-leopard.dmg
 git-1.7.6.1-x86_64-snow-leopard.dmg
 git-1.7.6-i386-snow-leopard.dmg
 git-1.7.6-x86_64-snow-leopard.dmg
 git-1.7.5.4-i386-leopard.dmg
 git-1.7.5.4-x86_64-leopard.dmg
 git-1.7.5.3-i386-leopard.dmg

How do I know whether to download i386 or x86_64?

We can’t tell without knowing what hardware you are running. If you Mac
has a 64 bit processor then install the x86_64 bit version. This is most
likely the case. For example: the only MacBook Pro that was not 64 bit
was the very first model. That one had a Core Duo processor as opposed
to the Core 2 Duo. All currently shipping Macs (AFAIK) are 64-bit.

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Robert W. wrote in post #1022903:

We can’t tell without knowing what hardware you are running. If you Mac
has a 64 bit processor then install the x86_64 bit version. This is most
likely the case. For example: the only MacBook Pro that was not 64 bit
was the very first model. That one had a Core Duo processor as opposed
to the Core 2 Duo. All currently shipping Macs (AFAIK) are 64-bit.

Oh! I also forgot to mention that there are other ways to install git on
the Mac. If you installed Xcode 4 in order to get the C compilers then
it installs a fairly recent version of git. So you may already have git
installed.

Git can also be installed via Homebrew, macport (yuck), or possibly by
other means.

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Is your Snow Leopard installation a 64-bit or 32-bit one? i386 refers
to 32-bit and x86_64 is 64-bit.

You will most likely want to install git-1.7.6.1-i386-snow-leopard.dmg
or git-1.7.6.1-x86_64-snow-leopard.dmg.

  • Russell
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Yeah, I would recommend using Homebrew to install Git. It was super easy
for me.

brew install git

I didn’t need to choose which version to download because it figured
that out for me. Once you start using Homebrew, you’ll want to start
using it to install everything. =]

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Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook2,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB21.00A5.B07
SMC Version (system): 1.17f0
Serial Number (system): W87250Z3YA8
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-001B631EC639
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled

7

Guessing anyone will do just fine taking into consideration that Lion
is capable of running 64bit application as well as 32 bit application.
I would highly recommend installing git via package manager thou (brew

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Robert W. wrote in post #1022904:

Robert W. wrote in post #1022903:

We can’t tell without knowing what hardware you are running. If you Mac
has a 64 bit processor then install the x86_64 bit version. This is most
likely the case. For example: the only MacBook Pro that was not 64 bit
was the very first model. That one had a Core Duo processor as opposed
to the Core 2 Duo. All currently shipping Macs (AFAIK) are 64-bit.

Oh! I also forgot to mention that there are other ways to install git on
the Mac. If you installed Xcode 4 in order to get the C compilers then
it installs a fairly recent version of git. So you may already have git
installed.

Xcode 4 isn’t free, so I downloaded Xcode 3.2.6, and apparently it
doesn’t install git.

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it installs a fairly recent version of git. So you may already have git
installed.

Xcode 4 isn’t free, so I downloaded Xcode 3.2.6, and apparently it
doesn’t install git.

Actually Xcode 4 is free, since the Lion release.

-GR

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On Sep 20, 2011, at 2:14 PM, 7stud – wrote:

Xcode 4 isn’t free, so I downloaded Xcode 3.2.6, and apparently it
doesn’t install git.

I wonder why you would be seeing a price. I just looked in the Mac App
Store, Xcode 4.1.1 is listed there as “free”. I’m not a $99 paid-up
developer, just a member of the free program, I wonder if that has
anything to do with it. Could someone else check, someone who doesn’t
already have 4.x installed?

Walter

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Does xcode 4 work on osx 10.6.8? If so, where can I download it?

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7stud – wrote in post #1022977:

You must be an iOS or Mac Developer Program member to download Xcode 4
or you can download Xcode 4.1 for Lion for free from the Mac App Store.

Yep. That’s why I mentioned the other options. I’d use Homebrew myself
if I didn’t already use Xcode 4.1 on Lion for my iOS development. Also,
if you’re one that likes to run the cutting-edge newest version of Git
then you may want to use Homebrew. That will almost certainly be kept
somewhat more up-to-date than the version of Git provided by Xcode,
which is currently 1.7.3.4.

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On Sep 20, 2011, at 2:52 PM, 7stud – wrote:

Here:

Xcode - Support - Apple Developer

it says:

maybe out of date?

===

I am running Xcode 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.6.8 as we speak. I don’t recall
paying for it. (I may have done, but if I did, it was a trivial amount.)
I am not a $99 member of any Apple development program.

Walter

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its a apple pie dude

http://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/downloads/list?can=3

and choose a version of Mac OS

after just test using into terminal

git --version

2011/9/20 7stud – [email protected]

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leoncio caminha wrote in post #1022992:

its a apple pie dude

Google Code Archive - Long-term storage for Google Code Project Hosting.

and choose a version of Mac OS

That’s the topic of this whole thread.

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Here:

it says:

===
Paid members of the Mac and iOS Developer Programs have access to the
latest Xcode developer tools, SDKs, and pre-release software. Program
members can download Xcode 4.

Xcode 4.1 for Lion is available as a free download from the Mac App
Store. If you are registered as an Apple Developer, you can download
Xcode 3 for free. Both Xcode 3 and Xcode 4 include the most recent SDKs
for both Mac OS X and iOS.

And on a download page:

==
You must be an iOS or Mac Developer Program member to download Xcode 4
or you can download Xcode 4.1 for Lion for free from the Mac App Store.

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Anyway, can someone confirm what git I am supposed to install? Now that
I have Xcode 3.2.6 installed I would try to install git from source, but
the source link has been displaying
“Down for Maintenance” for the last 24 hours.

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On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 6:08 PM, 7stud – [email protected] wrote:

Anyway, can someone confirm what git I am supposed to install?

I would bet it’s the x64 version. Try it – if it doesn’t work, it’ll
let you
know and you can delete it.

Alternatively, look at About This Mac → Software → Applications
and see if you have any that say something like

Dashboard:

Version: 1.7
Last Modified: 6/24/11 5:34 PM
Kind: Universal
64-Bit (Intel): Yes

If so, I would think it’s probably a good sign you have 64-bit HW :slight_smile:

–
Hassan S. ------------------------ [email protected]

twitter: @hassan

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Walter D. wrote in post #1022969:

On Sep 20, 2011, at 2:14 PM, 7stud – wrote:

Xcode 4 isn’t free, so I downloaded Xcode 3.2.6, and apparently it
doesn’t install git.

I wonder why you would be seeing a price. I just looked in the Mac App
Store, Xcode 4.1.1 is listed there as “free”.

It’s my understanding that version is for Lion.

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I downloaded:

git-1.7.6.1-x86_64-snow-leopard.dmg

and went through the install wizard, but the command:

$ git --version

returned:

git command not found

But after I Quit Terminal, and reopened Terminal, I got:

$ git --version
git version 1.7.6.1

Thanks.