Install git from source. Fixes the "fatal: Unable to find remote helper for 'https'" issue when cloning via https on some installations.

git-from-source

#!/bin/bash

set -e

PREFIX=$HOME

CURL_=curl-7.32.0
CURL=${CURL_}.tar.bz2
if [[ ! -d $CURL_ ]]; then
    wget http://curl.haxx.se/download/$CURL
    tar xf $CURL
    cd $CURL_
    ./configure --prefix=$PREFIX
    make -j
    make install
    cd -
fi

EXPAT_=expat-2.1.0
EXPAT=${EXPAT_}.tar.gz
if [[ ! -d $EXPAT_ ]]; then
    wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/expat/$EXPAT
    tar xf $EXPAT
    cd $EXPAT_
    ./configure --prefix=$PREFIX
    make -j
    make install
    cd -
fi

GIT_=git-1.8.3
GIT=${GIT_}.tar.bz2
if [[ ! -d $GIT_ ]]; then
    wget https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/$GIT
    tar xf $GIT
    cd $GIT_
    make configure
    ./configure --prefix=$PREFIX --with-curl=$PREFIX --with-expat=$PREFIX
    make -j
    make install
    cd -
fi