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INSTALL: Update section about git-frotz form.
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The old text stated that 'git-frotz' can be always used instead of 'git
frotz' which is no longer true.

Signed-off-by: Miklos Vajna <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[email protected]>
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Expand Up @@ -27,20 +27,14 @@ Issues of note:
- git normally installs a helper script wrapper called "git", which
conflicts with a similarly named "GNU interactive tools" program.

Tough. Either don't use the wrapper script, or delete the old GNU
interactive tools. None of the core git stuff needs the wrapper,
it's just a convenient shorthand and while it is documented in some
places, you can always replace "git commit" with "git-commit"
instead.

But let's face it, most of us don't have GNU interactive tools, and
even if we had it, we wouldn't know what it does. I don't think it
has been actively developed since 1997, and people have moved over to
Let's face it, most of us don't have GNU interactive tools, and even
if we had it, we wouldn't know what it does. I don't think it has
been actively developed since 1997, and people have moved over to
graphical file managers.

NOTE: As of gnuit-4.9.2, the GNU interactive tools package has been
renamed. You can compile gnuit with the --disable-transition
option and then it will not conflict with git.
In addition, as of gnuit-4.9.2, the GNU interactive tools package has
been renamed. You can compile gnuit with the --disable-transition
option and then it will not conflict with git.

- You can use git after building but without installing if you
wanted to. Various git commands need to find other git
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