Possible to compile without git?

1st Official Post

    Is it possible to generate an image without having GIT installed? I was hoping to avoid it and now the MAKE process is at the point where it runs /scripts/image and that requires GIT to run. I want to generate an image but preferably without having to push anything to GIT, so how can I do that? I understand it's free, but I'd like to avoid it if possible. :?:

    You don't need to push anything to repository. You just need to clone repository and run make. Git program in scripts/image is used only to get revision and hash.

    Thanks, but those instructions involve cloning and checking out from the repository. I already have my customized source ready and built up to the point where the image needs to be generated. So what commands will allow scripts/image to run without me having to clone and checkout? I bit the bullet and created a git account and ran those commands (minus clone and checkout because I don't want to override any of my existing source) but I'm still stuck not able to run with the below error:

    Ambiguous argument HEAD: unknown revision or path not in the working tree

    Edited once, last by Mrfixit2001 (November 21, 2017 at 2:05 PM).

    • Official Post

    It's hard to comment without being a little rude. There is no actual dependency on git for compiling .. but if you have chosen to ignore a sensible workflow for cloning our source code *and* you cannot figure out the build command from the simple instructions in the wiki; the chances of your customisations resulting in a working image are low, and the developers/staff around here will be shy of getting involved. What are you actually trying to achieve with customisations?

    Thanks for the feedback all. The build instructions are clear I'm just trying to avoid having to use a git repository. I edited the necessary scripts manually and just removed any reference to git. So that Problem is solved. On to the next! Haha Thanks anyways!