Build latest version of git on RHEL 7

rhel7-git.md

Build latest version of git on RHEL 7

Preparing system to building rpms

1. Install fedpkg:

   sudo yum install fedpkg

2. Add yourself into group mock (you might need to re-login to server after this change):

   sudo usermod -a -G mock $USER

Download git

1. Download git sources:

   fedpkg clone -a git && cd git
   fedpkg sources

2. Verify sources:

   sha512sum -c sources

   (TODO: gpg --verify)

Build rpm

1. Create srmp. Use el6 for RHEL6, el7 for RHEL7.

   fedpkg --dist el7 srpm

2. Build package in mock:

   mock -r epel-7-x86_64 git-2.16.0-1.el7.src.rpm

3. Install latest version of git from /var/lib/mock/epel-7-x86_64/result/.

This instruction is based on this mailing list post.