Adding git to build prerequisites about neovim HOT 6 CLOSED

I'm confused. You don't need git to build neovim though. On what distro/os did you build neovim and what error message did you get?

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Maybe refering to this?

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It's not a prerequisite, though (in the sense that you need it); you can just as well download the tarball from github.

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Aha, I see. You don't need it to build neovim, but you do need it to follow the "Quick Start" section. Thanks for the clarification. We could add a small note that the user may need to install git in the "Quick Start" section rather than adding git as a build dependency, which isn't true.

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I've added a small snippet in the quick start section in this PR: #28208. I think it should suffice.

Update: We've decided against due to reasons outlined here.

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Yeah I know isn’t necessary to build
I installed debian on my android phone (inside termux terminal emulator) didn’t include git i was copy pasting the commands to build and i got the error message git not found
I needed to install git and I thought it would be a good idea to have git in the build prerequisites
I built the package successfully no problem at all
I am sorry if I wasted your time
I am not trying to get a job by opening this request but for someone less experienced than me ( i am a amateur at this stuff) they will think that the guide isn’t complete
I totally get the point if you don’t know that you need git to run git clone you are not supported 😅😅
thank you in advance

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