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--- docs:mac:builds:git [2009/11/15 21:51] – billh
+++ docs:mac:builds:git [2013/05/19 17:13] (current) – billh
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 git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git
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-  * cd into this git directory, and install man pages:<code>
+  * at this point, the original source directory you used to build git is unnecessary
-sudo make prefix=/usr/local quick-install-man
+  * clone the git-manpages repo<code>
+git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git-manpages.git
+...so your directories should look like this when done:
+git
+git-manpages
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   * git will install man pages to /usr/local/share/man with this, so make sure your ~/.profile has a proper MANPATH configured:<code>
 MANPATH=/usr/local/man:/usr/local/share/man:/usr/share/man
 export MANPATH
+</code>
+  * cd back into the **git** repository, then run this to install the man pages:<code>
+sudo make prefix=/usr/local quick-install-man
 </code>
   * you should now have proper man pages; try it with<code>
 git help status
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