===== Overview =====

How to clone, build and install Git as a non-root user.

===== The recipe =====

Clone:

<code>
$ git clone https://github.com/git/git.git
</code>

Configure for personal destination directory:

<code>
$ make configure
$ ./configure --prefix=/home/rpjday/newgit
</code>

Build and install:

<code>
$ make all install
$ make doc install-doc install-html
</code>

===== The end results =====

All installed under your selected directory:

  * bin/
    * git
    * git-cvsserver
    * gitk
    * git-receive-pack
    * git-shell
    * git-upload-archive
    * git-upload-pack
  * libexec/
    * git-core/
      * ... LOTS here ...
  * share/
    * git-core/
      * templates/
    * git-gui/
    * gitk/
    * gitweb/

Finally:

<code>
PATH=~/newgit/bin:$PATH
</code>

and away you go.