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authorFrancis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2015-01-31 10:13:09 (EST)
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<p>
First, <a href="#build_dependencies">install the build dependencies</a>.
</p>
+
+ <p>
+ Since libreboot makes extensive use of git, you need to setup git properly. If you haven't setup
+ git yet, the minimum requirement is:<br/>
+ $ <b>git config --global user.name "Your Name"</b><br/>
+ $ <b>git config --global user.email your@emailaddress.com</b><br/>
+ This is what will also appear in git logs if you ever commit your own changes to a given repository. For
+ more information, see <a href="http://git-scm.com/doc">http://git-scm.com/doc</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Another nice config for you (optional, but recommended):<br/>
+ $ <b>git config --global core.editor nano</b><br/>
+ $ <b>git config --global color.status auto</b><br/>
+ $ <b>git config --global color.branch auto</b><br/>
+ $ <b>git config --global color.interactive auto</b><br/>
+ $ <b>git config --global color.diff auto</b>
+ </p>
<p>
After that, run the get script:<br/>