* [Building a specific version of the git command-line](#building-a-specific-version-of-the-git-command-line)

All tests must pass in the project's [GitHub Continuous Integration build](https://github.com/ruby-git/ruby-git/actions?query=workflow%3ACI) before the pull request will be merged.

The [Continuous Integration workflow](https://github.com/ruby-git/ruby-git/blob/master/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml) runs both `bundle exec rake default` and `bundle exec rake test:gem` from the project's [Rakefile](https://github.com/ruby-git/ruby-git/blob/master/Rakefile).

New and updated public methods must include [YARD](https://yardoc.org/) documentation.

New and updated public-facing features should be documented in the project's [README.md](README.md).

`ruby-git` uses [the MIT license](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/) as declared in the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file.

For testing, it is helpful to be able to build and use a specific version of the git

command-line with the git gem.

Instructions to do this can be found on the page [How to install

Git](https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/install-git) from Atlassian.

I have successfully used the instructions in the section "Build Git from source on OS

X" on MacOS 15. I have copied the following instructions from the Atlassian page.

1. From your terminal install XCode's Command Line Tools:

2. Install [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/)

```shell

brew install openssl

```

5. Build Git run make with the following command:

7. Use the new git command-line version

Configure the git gem to use the newly built version:

```ruby

require 'git'

# set the binary path

Git.configure { |config| config.binary_path = '/Users/james/Downloads/git-2.30.2/bin-wrappers/git' }

# validate the version

assert_equal([2, 30, 2], Git.binary_version)

```

or run tests using the newly built version:

```shell

GIT_PATH=/Users/james/Downloads/git-2.30.2/bin-wrappers bin/test

```