[rancid] Howto setup Rancid with Git on Debian?

[heasley]

Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 12:37:54PM +0000, shouldbe q931:
> On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 11:02 AM, ACS Solutions Network
> <network at acs-europe.de> wrote:
> > Hello folks,
> >
> >
> >
> > i’ve searched the web, this list, contents in the package etc. but didn’t
> > find any up to date information on how to setup Rancid with Git on Debian.
> >
> >
> >
> > I’ve installed rancid via apt-get (rancid ver. 3.6.2-2) on Debian 9. Git is
> > ver. 2.11.
> >
> 
> <10 seconds with google found
> 
> https://www.cryptomonkeys.com/2016/11/rancid-git/
> http://opennodecloud.com/howto/2014/05/08/howto-about-rancid.html
> 
> I do not know if the Debian packaged 3.6.2 includes git support.

I'd recommend using 3.7 for git.  A minor fix for git, but will make it
easier, IMO.