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@@ -138,12 +138,15 @@ Issues of note: BLK_SHA1. Also included is a version optimized for PowerPC (PPC_SHA1). - - "libcurl" library is used by git-http-fetch, git-fetch, and, if - the curl version >= 7.34.0, for git-imap-send. You might also - want the "curl" executable for debugging purposes. If you do not - use http:// or https:// repositories, and do not want to put - patches into an IMAP mailbox, you do not have to have them - (use NO_CURL). + - "libcurl" library is used for fetching and pushing + repositories over http:// or https://, as well as by + git-imap-send if the curl version is >= 7.34.0. If you do + not need that functionality, use NO_CURL to build without + it. + + Git requires version "7.19.4" or later of "libcurl" to build + without NO_CURL. This version requirement may be bumped in + the future. - "expat" library; git-http-push uses it for remote lock management over DAV. Similar to "curl" above, this is optional @@ -197,7 +200,9 @@ Issues of note: Building and installing the pdf file additionally requires dblatex. Version >= 0.2.7 is known to work. - All formats require at least asciidoc 8.4.1. + All formats require at least asciidoc 8.4.1. Alternatively, you can + use Asciidoctor (requires Ruby) by passing USE_ASCIIDOCTOR=YesPlease + to make. You need at least Asciidoctor version 1.5. There are also "make quick-install-doc", "make quick-install-man" and "make quick-install-html" which install preformatted man pages |