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downloads/mac: replace Xcode with Command Line Tools
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downloads/mac: re add binary installer
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Expand Up @@ -22,9 +22,16 @@ <h3>MacPorts</h3>
<p>Install <a href="https://www.macports.org">MacPorts</a> if you don't already have it, then:<br>
<code>$ sudo port install git</code></p>

<h3>Xcode</h3>
<p>Apple ships a binary package of Git with <a href="https://developer.apple.com/xcode/">Xcode</a>.</p>

<h3>Xcode Command Line Tools</h3>
<p>Apple ships a binary package of Git with <a
href="https://developer.apple.com/xcode/resources/">Xcode Command Line
Tools</a>.<br>
<code>$ xcode-select --install</code></p>

<h3>Binary installer</h3>
<p>Tim Harper provided an installer for Git until version 2.33.0 / 2021. This
project was archived in favor of Xcode Command Line Tools.</p>
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This project was archived in favor of Xcode Command Line Tools.

I don't think that was quite the consensus of #1774, so I am loathe to accept that explanation as-is.

The conversation in that ticket concluded with no definitive decision as to which binary package to recommend, but XCode was suggested as a replacement only by @timcharper.

However, it is frustratingly hard (and apparently impossible) to say for sure which Git version XCode's Command Line Tools include. The release notes certainly keep everyone in the dark!

Therefore, I do not want to merge this as-is. I want a more nuanced description here. It should at least mention that most developers opt to use Homebrew. It looks as if even GitHub Actions' hosted macOS runners ship a different Git version than XCode's (this update down-grades Git while leaving the XCode Command Line Tools unchanged, suggesting that the former is not included in the latter).


<h3>Building from Source</h3>
<p>If you prefer to build from source, you can find tarballs
<a href="https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/">on kernel.org</a>.
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