From df0638415abc2e4a687e8780716ab601eb984b2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julian Swagemakers Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 12:43:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] downloads/mac: replace Xcode with Command Line Tools Apples Xcode Command Line Tools provides git without the full Xcode IDE. It can also easily be installed via `xcode-select --install`. --- content/downloads/mac.html | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/downloads/mac.html b/content/downloads/mac.html index ac3354ddda..ee8a3cf224 100644 --- a/content/downloads/mac.html +++ b/content/downloads/mac.html @@ -22,9 +22,12 @@

MacPorts

Install MacPorts if you don't already have it, then:
$ sudo port install git

-

Xcode

-

Apple ships a binary package of Git with Xcode.

- +

Xcode Command Line Tools

+

Apple ships a binary package of Git with Xcode Command Line + Tools. You can install this via:
+ $ xcode-select --install

+

Building from Source

If you prefer to build from source, you can find tarballs on kernel.org. From 6262b2334a62b0d2af2f3502d6716c258ed3867c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julian Swagemakers Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 12:30:26 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] downloads/mac: re add binary installer In commit 54175adc0160b4f495489f1c29a649a5a56c0ebf the binary installer was removed since it's no longer maintained. Now there are still a lot of references to that page mentioning the binary installer, for example Pro Git book[0] or Stack Overflow[1]. To reduce confusion this re adds the binary installer indicating that it is no longer maintained. [0]: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git [1]: https://stackoverflow.com/a/70764034 --- content/downloads/mac.html | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/downloads/mac.html b/content/downloads/mac.html index ee8a3cf224..e5b6e7d185 100644 --- a/content/downloads/mac.html +++ b/content/downloads/mac.html @@ -28,6 +28,11 @@

Xcode Command Line Tools

Tools. You can install this via:
$ xcode-select --install

+

Binary installer

+

Tim Harper provided an installer for Git until version 2.33.0 / 2021. + These installers are no longer linked from here because there are no updates + since that version, nor are there plans to provide any.

+

Building from Source

If you prefer to build from source, you can find tarballs on kernel.org.