Add package for new Portable Git version 1.9.4 to the manifest. Adjust git usage by emsdk to never install git automatically, and prefer using system-provided git if it exists. Improve instructions to guide the user to manually installing git if not found. Fixes #13.

emsdk

@@ -323,32 +323,30 @@ def which(program):
 
   return None
 
-warnonce_git_not_found = False
+# must_succeed: If false, the search is performed silently without printing out errors if not found. Empty string is returned if git is not found.
-
+#               If true, the search is required to succeed, and the execution will terminate with sys.exit(1) if not found.
-def GIT():
+def GIT(must_succeed=True):
-  global warnonce_git_not_found
+  # The order in the following is important, and specifies the preferred order of using the git tools.
-  git = 'git/1.8.3/bin/git.exe'
+  # Primarily use git from emsdk if installed. If not, use system git.
+  gits = ['git/1.9.4/bin/git.exe', which('git')]
+  for git in gits:
     try:
       (ret, stdout, stderr) = run_get_output([git, '--version'])
       if ret == 0:
         return git
     except:
       pass
-  git = which('git')
+  if must_succeed:
-  try:
-    (ret, stdout, stderr) = run_get_output([git, '--version'])
-    if ret == 0:
-      return git
-  except:
-    pass
-  if not warnonce_git_not_found:
     if WINDOWS:
-      print "ERROR: git executable was not found. Either install git manually and add it to PATH, or install the git tool via 'emsdk install git-1.8.3'"
+      print "ERROR: git executable was not found. Please install it by typing 'emsdk install git-1.9.4', or alternatively by installing it manually from http://git-scm.com/downloads . If you install git manually, remember to add it to PATH"
-    else:
+    elif OSX:
       print "ERROR: git executable was not found. Please install git for this operation! This can be done from http://git-scm.com/ , or by installing XCode and then the XCode Command Line Tools (see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9329243/xcode-4-4-command-line-tools )"
-    warnonce_git_not_found = True
+    elif LINUX:
+      print "ERROR: git executable was not found. Please install git for this operation! This can be probably be done using your package manager, see http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-Installing-Git"
+    else:
+      print "ERROR: git executable was not found. Please install git for this operation!"
     sys.exit(1)
-  return 'git'
+  return '' # Not found
 
 def git_repo_version(repo_path):
   (returncode, stdout, stderr) = run_get_output([GIT(), 'log', '-n', '1', '--pretty="%aD %H"'], cwd=repo_path)

emsdk_manifest.json

@@ -262,6 +262,14 @@
     "version": "1.8.3",
     "windows_url": "git_1.8.3.zip",
     "activated_path": "%installation_dir%/bin;%installation_dir%/cmd",
+    "activated_cfg": "EMSDK_GIT='%installation_dir%'",
+    "is_old": true
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "git",
+    "version": "1.9.4",
+    "windows_url": "git_1.9.4.zip",
+    "activated_path": "%installation_dir%/bin;%installation_dir%/cmd",
     "activated_cfg": "EMSDK_GIT='%installation_dir%'"
   },
   {
@@ -462,13 +470,13 @@
   {
     "version": "incoming",
     "bitness": 32,
-    "uses": ["git-1.8.3", "clang-incoming-32bit", "node-0.10.17-32bit", "python-2.7.5.3-32bit", "java-7.45-32bit", "emscripten-incoming"],
+    "uses": ["clang-incoming-32bit", "node-0.10.17-32bit", "python-2.7.5.3-32bit", "java-7.45-32bit", "emscripten-incoming"],
     "os": "win"
   },
   {
     "version": "incoming",
     "bitness": 64,
-    "uses": ["git-1.8.3", "clang-incoming-64bit", "node-0.10.17-64bit", "python-2.7.5.3-64bit", "java-7.45-64bit", "emscripten-incoming"],
+    "uses": ["clang-incoming-64bit", "node-0.10.17-64bit", "python-2.7.5.3-64bit", "java-7.45-64bit", "emscripten-incoming"],
     "os": "win"
   },
   {
@@ -492,13 +500,13 @@
   {
     "version": "master",
     "bitness": 32,
-    "uses": ["git-1.8.3", "clang-master-32bit", "node-0.10.17-32bit", "python-2.7.5.3-32bit", "java-7.45-32bit", "emscripten-master"],
+    "uses": ["clang-master-32bit", "node-0.10.17-32bit", "python-2.7.5.3-32bit", "java-7.45-32bit", "emscripten-master"],
     "os": "win"
   },
   {
     "version": "master",
     "bitness": 64,
-    "uses": ["git-1.8.3", "clang-master-64bit", "node-0.10.17-64bit", "python-2.7.5.3-64bit", "java-7.45-64bit", "emscripten-master"],
+    "uses": ["clang-master-64bit", "node-0.10.17-64bit", "python-2.7.5.3-64bit", "java-7.45-64bit", "emscripten-master"],
     "os": "win"
   },
   {