Git support

[thorgrimjansrud]

Is there a way we can make use of git on memory card. The complete installation with docs is quit large ~2GB so it can't be installed directly if it somehow can't be downsized by build. Regarding applications and docker it would anyway make sense to have a memory card. Some libraries need to be installed in /usr/lib.

Maybe its possible to provde tarballs for a spesific build og the missing libraries. It shouls accroding to the spesification be possible to update git with git itself.

[DirkMeihoefer]

An alternative way would be, to use git in a docker container. See:
https://gist.github.com/DirkMeihoefer/e18ca3b051f3304ad39fd428b3778356

[thorgrimjansrud]

Thanks @DirkMeihoefer I will have a look!

[thorgrimjansrud]

Git from CLI works but I see some obstacles when it comes to connecting with vscode native git because it looks for the git exec path. One workaround could be to start the alpine git container and launch vscode server into it then map a volume/path but it does not support all the necesarry libraries for the codeserver out of the box.

[thorgrimjansrud]

Managed to build a slimmer version of the git client (~100mb), then it can be install in /home directory. Further it should be trimmed more to only fit the exact purpose with vscode extension.