From 5d651ddff41e5a6f63f80c16dbc9fadd4aa4ecac 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..e0ede0b834 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.
+ $ xcode-select --install

+

Building from Source

If you prefer to build from source, you can find tarballs on kernel.org. From 79a47f5cef662badf366ccc6eef50fa2bd04c8d6 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re add binary installer In commit 54175adc0160b4f495489f1c29a649a5a56c0ebf the binary installer was removed since it's no longer maintained.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 To reduce confusion this re adds the binary installer indicating that it is no longer maintained.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 | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/downloads/mac.html b/content/downloads/mac.html index e0ede0b834..8dd75f6c5c 100644 --- a/content/downloads/mac.html +++ b/content/downloads/mac.html @@ -28,6 +28,10 @@

Xcode Command Line Tools

Tools.
$ xcode-select --install

+

Binary installer

+

Tim Harper provided an installer for Git until version 2.33.0 / 2021. This + project was archived in favor of Xcode Command Line Tools.

+

Building from Source

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