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14 changes: 7 additions & 7 deletions util/build-gnu.sh
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Expand Up @@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ release_tag_GNU="v9.8"
# check if the GNU coreutils has been cloned, if not print instructions
# note: the ${path_GNU} might already exist, so we check for the .git directory
if test ! -d "${path_GNU}/.git"; then
echo "Could not find GNU coreutils (expected at '${path_GNU}')"
echo "Run the following to download into the expected path:"
echo "git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils.git \"${path_GNU}\""
echo "After downloading GNU coreutils to \"${path_GNU}\" run the following commands to checkout latest release tag"
echo "cd \"${path_GNU}\""
echo "git fetch --all --tags"
echo "git checkout tags/${release_tag_GNU}"
echo "Could not find the GNU coreutils (expected at '${path_GNU}')"
echo "Download them to the expected path:"
echo " git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils.git \"${path_GNU}\""
echo "Afterwards, checkout the latest release tag:"
echo " cd \"${path_GNU}\""
echo " git fetch --all --tags"
echo " git checkout tags/${release_tag_GNU}"
exit 1
fi

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