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David Ernst edited this page Apr 30, 2015 · 2 revisions

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!