Bump Git version requirement to 2.7.3

CHANGELOG

@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ v 8.6.0 (unreleased)
   - Move group activity to separate page
   - Continue parameters are checked to ensure redirection goes to the same instance
 
+v 8.5.6
+  - Bump Git version requirement to 2.7.3
+
 v 8.5.5
   - Ensure removing a project removes associated Todo entries
   - Prevent a 500 error in Todos when author was removed

README.md

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ GitLab is a Ruby on Rails application that runs on the following software:
 
 - Ubuntu/Debian/CentOS/RHEL
 - Ruby (MRI) 2.1
-- Git 1.7.10+
+- Git 2.7.3+
 - Redis 2.8+
 - MySQL or PostgreSQL
 

doc/install/installation.md

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Make sure you have the right version of Git installed
     # Install Git
     sudo apt-get install -y git-core
 
-    # Make sure Git is version 1.7.10 or higher, for example 1.7.12 or 2.0.0
+    # Make sure Git is version 2.7.3 or higher
     git --version
 
 Is the system packaged Git too old? Remove it and compile from source.

lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake

@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ namespace :gitlab do
   end
 
   def check_git_version
-    required_version = Gitlab::VersionInfo.new(1, 7, 10)
+    required_version = Gitlab::VersionInfo.new(2, 7, 3)
     current_version = Gitlab::VersionInfo.parse(run(%W(#{Gitlab.config.git.bin_path} --version)))
 
     puts "Your git bin path is \"#{Gitlab.config.git.bin_path}\""