> On Nov 13, 2015, at 10:08 AM, Jerry Krinock <[email protected]> wrote: > > I suspect this is the trouble. Bloggers explain how to replace the Apple > Git, implying that it is bad, but don’t explain this assumption.
I’ve never heard of that. AFAIK Apple ships a regular version of Git, they just amend the version string to stamp it with their build number. You might want to replace it with a newer version if you want some new Git feature, but not because there’s something wrong with the one that comes from Apple. > • Which do I want, for best working with Xcode, the the special “Apple” > version of git, or the latest git 2.6.2 from sourceforge.net > <http://sourceforge.net/>? I suspect Xcode will always use the version of Git it’s packaged with, regardless of which version happens to be in the $PATH of your shell. > Apparently, updating Xcode is updating git on the iMac but not on the Air. > Why might this be? You’ve probably got an old version of git in some directory in your shell’s $PATH, most likely /usr/local/bin. Enter “which git” at a shell prompt to see where it is. If you want to remove it, it’s not as easy as just a single rm — Git actually consists of a large number of binaries, one for each subcommand (git-status, git-pull, git-commit, etc.) The “git” tool is just a convenience that launches the appropriate tool. If this Git was installed through a package manager like homebrew or macports, you can use their uninstall command to remove it. Otherwise I’m not sure how to find all the files. —Jens
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