How do I disable "git requirement" pop up that appears whenever I open RStudio?

Question

A few months ago I was exploring the RStudio settings and enabled version control interface for RStudio projects but because I don't have Xcode or the command line development tools, it's been bugging me with a pop-up every time I open RStudio, "The 'git' command requires the command line development tools," and wants me to install them.

Popup Window Screenshot

I know Xcode takes up a lot of storage space and my MacBook has very limited space so I don't want to install them. It's been months now and my tolerance grows thin. I really would like this pop-up to stop. How do I stop this message from appearing?

Things I've tried: disabling version control in Git/SVN settings and restart, closing all projects and scripts and restart, reinstalling/updating RStudio and R.

Answer 1

This appears to be related to a call to /usr/bin/git, which is the default installed binary for git on a Mac (or at least on mine - MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015), upgraded to Sierra). Executing /usr/bin/git (or /usr/bin/svn) shows an xcode message, and the dialog.

xcode-select: note: no developer tools were found at '/Applications/Xcode.app', requesting install. Choose an option in the dialog to download the command line developer tools.

I installed git using Homebrew, so it's now in /usr/local/bin/git instead.

My solution was to move /usr/bin/git to /usr/bin/git.bak (just in case), and symlink to my actual git binary with sudo ln /usr/local/bin/git /usr/bin/git.