system git vs MacPorts git for fetching source

[Adam Mercer]

On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 10:40, Jason Swails <jason.swails at gmail.com> wrote:

> You could always change this to tracking instead for the time being.  From
> git 1.7.7 manpage:
>
>            o    tracking - deprecated synonym for upstream.

That's a temporary solution, that will work for the time being.

> Can you simply rearrange PATH (so that `which git` returns
> /opt/local/bin/git rather than /usr/bin/git if it doesn't already), or is
> /usr/bin/git hard-coded into port somewhere?

MacPorts is already at the front of my PATH.

> Also, since when has Apple
> started supplying git with Xcode?  Lion?  And what version is it?  I'm
> hesitant to make the jump since I really don't want to break my current
> setup (and I still remember 10.6 being quasi-painful)...

Git is included in Xcode4

Cheers

Adam