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Previously, git-crypt claimed to support Git as old as 1.6.0 (albeit with degraded operation). However, this has not been true for some time, since Git 1.6.0 does not support the --porcelain option to `git status`. Since Git 1.7.2 was the first version of Git to support filters with `git blame`, was released almost five years ago (in July 2010), and is even in Debian Squeeze, it seems like a good minimum version to require.
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Dependencies
To use git-crypt, you need:
- Git 1.7.2 or newer
- OpenSSL
To build git-crypt, you need a C++ compiler and OpenSSL development headers.
Building git-crypt
The Makefile is tailored for g++, but should work with other compilers.
make
cp git-crypt /usr/local/bin/
It doesn't matter where you install the git-crypt binary - choose wherever is most convenient for you.
Building A Debian Package
Debian packaging can be found in the 'debian' branch of the project Git repository. The package is built using git-buildpackage as follows:
git checkout debian
git-buildpackage -uc -us
Installing On Mac OS X
Using the brew package manager, simply run:
brew install git-crypt
Experimental Windows Support
git-crypt should build on Windows with MinGW, although the build system is not yet finalized so you will need to pass your own CXX, CXXFLAGS, and LDFLAGS variables to make. Additionally, Windows support is less tested and does not currently create key files with restrictive permissions, making it unsuitable for use on a multi-user system. Windows support will mature in a future version of git-crypt. Bug reports and patches are most welcome!