From 2e15d1e3e309a8f1530ec1bfbec8d143cf4dc169 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Denis Cornehl <denis@cornehl.org>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 08:25:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] replace build-time gix dependency with git call

---
 Cargo.lock | 485 +++--------------------------------------------------
 Cargo.toml |   1 -
 build.rs   |  21 ++-
 3 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 465 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 005e2d6d8..2df6ed105 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2036,7 +2036,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "font-awesome-as-a-crate",
  "futures-util",
  "getrandom 0.3.4",
- "gix 0.75.0",
  "grass",
  "hex",
  "hostname",
@@ -2594,13 +2593,13 @@ version = "0.72.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "01237e8d3d78581f71642be8b0c2ae8c0b2b5c251c9c5d9ebbea3c1ea280dce8"
 dependencies = [
- "gix-actor 0.35.6",
+ "gix-actor",
  "gix-attributes 0.26.1",
  "gix-command",
  "gix-commitgraph 0.28.0",
  "gix-config 0.45.1",
  "gix-credentials 0.29.0",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-diff 0.52.1",
  "gix-discover 0.40.1",
  "gix-features 0.42.1",
@@ -2646,13 +2645,13 @@ version = "0.73.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "514c29cc879bdc0286b0cbc205585a49b252809eb86c69df4ce4f855ee75f635"
 dependencies = [
- "gix-actor 0.35.6",
+ "gix-actor",
  "gix-attributes 0.27.0",
  "gix-command",
  "gix-commitgraph 0.29.0",
  "gix-config 0.46.0",
  "gix-credentials 0.30.0",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-diff 0.53.0",
  "gix-discover 0.41.0",
  "gix-features 0.43.1",
@@ -2692,45 +2691,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix"
-version = "0.75.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "60beff35667fb0ac935c4c45941868d9cf5025e4b85c58deb3c5a65113e22ce4"
-dependencies = [
- "gix-actor 0.36.0",
- "gix-commitgraph 0.30.1",
- "gix-config 0.48.0",
- "gix-date 0.11.0",
- "gix-diff 0.55.0",
- "gix-discover 0.43.0",
- "gix-features 0.44.1",
- "gix-fs 0.17.0",
- "gix-glob 0.22.1",
- "gix-hash 0.20.1",
- "gix-hashtable 0.10.0",
- "gix-lock 19.0.0",
- "gix-object 0.52.0",
- "gix-odb 0.72.0",
- "gix-pack 0.62.0",
- "gix-path",
- "gix-protocol 0.53.0",
- "gix-ref 0.55.0",
- "gix-refspec 0.33.0",
- "gix-revision 0.37.0",
- "gix-revwalk 0.23.0",
- "gix-sec 0.12.2",
- "gix-shallow 0.6.0",
- "gix-tempfile 19.0.1",
- "gix-trace",
- "gix-traverse 0.49.0",
- "gix-url 0.33.2",
- "gix-utils",
- "gix-validate",
- "smallvec",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-actor"
 version = "0.35.6"
@@ -2738,21 +2698,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "987a51a7e66db6ef4dc030418eb2a42af6b913a79edd8670766122d8af3ba59e"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
- "gix-utils",
- "itoa 1.0.15",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
- "winnow",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-actor"
-version = "0.36.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "694f6c16eb88b16b00b1d811e4e4bda6f79e9eb467a1b04fd5b848da677baa81"
-dependencies = [
- "bstr",
- "gix-date 0.11.0",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-utils",
  "itoa 1.0.15",
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
@@ -2850,19 +2796,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-commitgraph"
-version = "0.30.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "826994ff6c01f1ff00d6a1844d7506717810a91ffed143da71e3bf39369751ef"
-dependencies = [
- "bstr",
- "gix-chunk",
- "gix-hash 0.20.1",
- "memmap2",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-config"
 version = "0.45.1"
@@ -2905,26 +2838,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winnow",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-config"
-version = "0.48.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9419284839421488b5ab9b9b88386bdc1e159a986c08e17ffa3e9a5cd2b139f5"
-dependencies = [
- "bstr",
- "gix-config-value",
- "gix-features 0.44.1",
- "gix-glob 0.22.1",
- "gix-path",
- "gix-ref 0.55.0",
- "gix-sec 0.12.2",
- "memchr",
- "smallvec",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
- "unicode-bom",
- "winnow",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-config-value"
 version = "0.15.3"
@@ -2964,7 +2877,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "gix-command",
  "gix-config-value",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-path",
  "gix-prompt",
  "gix-sec 0.12.2",
@@ -2986,19 +2899,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-date"
-version = "0.11.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9f94626a5bc591a57025361a3a890092469e47c7667e59fc143439cd6eaf47fe"
-dependencies = [
- "bstr",
- "itoa 1.0.15",
- "jiff",
- "smallvec",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-diff"
 version = "0.52.1"
@@ -3032,18 +2932,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-diff"
-version = "0.55.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cfc7735ca267da78c37e916e9b32d67b0b0e3fc9401378920e9469b5d497dccf"
-dependencies = [
- "bstr",
- "gix-hash 0.20.1",
- "gix-object 0.52.0",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-discover"
 version = "0.40.1"
@@ -3076,22 +2964,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-discover"
-version = "0.43.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "809f8dba9fbd7a054894ec222815742b96def1ca08e18c38b1dbc1f737dd213d"
-dependencies = [
- "bstr",
- "dunce",
- "gix-fs 0.17.0",
- "gix-hash 0.20.1",
- "gix-path",
- "gix-ref 0.55.0",
- "gix-sec 0.12.2",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-features"
 version = "0.42.1"
@@ -3134,24 +3006,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "walkdir",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-features"
-version = "0.44.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dfa64593d1586135102307fb57fb3a9d3868b6b1f45a4da1352cce5070f8916a"
-dependencies = [
- "crc32fast",
- "gix-path",
- "gix-trace",
- "gix-utils",
- "libc",
- "libz-rs-sys",
- "once_cell",
- "prodash 30.0.1",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
- "walkdir",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-filter"
 version = "0.19.2"
@@ -3222,20 +3076,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-fs"
-version = "0.17.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3f1ecd896258cdc5ccd94d18386d17906b8de265ad2ecf68e3bea6b007f6a28f"
-dependencies = [
- "bstr",
- "fastrand",
- "gix-features 0.44.1",
- "gix-path",
- "gix-utils",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-glob"
 version = "0.20.1"
@@ -3260,18 +3100,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "gix-path",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-glob"
-version = "0.22.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "74254992150b0a88fdb3ad47635ab649512dff2cbbefca7916bb459894fc9d56"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.10.0",
- "bstr",
- "gix-features 0.44.1",
- "gix-path",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-hash"
 version = "0.18.0"
@@ -3296,18 +3124,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-hash"
-version = "0.20.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "826036a9bee95945b0be1e2394c64cd4289916c34a639818f8fd5153906985c1"
-dependencies = [
- "faster-hex",
- "gix-features 0.44.1",
- "sha1-checked",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-hashtable"
 version = "0.8.1"
@@ -3330,17 +3146,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "parking_lot",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-hashtable"
-version = "0.10.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a27d4a3ea9640da504a2657fef3419c517fd71f1767ad8935298bcc805edd195"
-dependencies = [
- "gix-hash 0.20.1",
- "hashbrown 0.16.1",
- "parking_lot",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-ignore"
 version = "0.15.0"
@@ -3445,17 +3250,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-lock"
-version = "19.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "729d7857429a66023bc0c29d60fa21d0d6ae8862f33c1937ba89e0f74dd5c67f"
-dependencies = [
- "gix-tempfile 19.0.1",
- "gix-utils",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-negotiate"
 version = "0.20.1"
@@ -3464,7 +3258,7 @@ checksum = "2e1ea901acc4d5b44553132a29e8697210cb0e739b2d9752d713072e9391e3c9"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
  "gix-commitgraph 0.28.0",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-hash 0.18.0",
  "gix-object 0.49.1",
  "gix-revwalk 0.20.1",
@@ -3480,7 +3274,7 @@ checksum = "1d58d4c9118885233be971e0d7a589f5cfb1a8bd6cb6e2ecfb0fc6b1b293c83b"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
  "gix-commitgraph 0.29.0",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-hash 0.19.0",
  "gix-object 0.50.2",
  "gix-revwalk 0.21.0",
@@ -3495,8 +3289,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
- "gix-actor 0.35.6",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-actor",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-features 0.42.1",
  "gix-hash 0.18.0",
  "gix-hashtable 0.8.1",
@@ -3516,8 +3310,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
- "gix-actor 0.35.6",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-actor",
+ "gix-date",
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  "gix-hash 0.19.0",
  "gix-hashtable 0.9.0",
@@ -3530,27 +3324,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winnow",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-object"
-version = "0.52.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "84743d1091c501a56f00d7f4c595cb30f20fcef6503b32ac0a1ff3817efd7b5d"
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- "gix-actor 0.36.0",
- "gix-date 0.11.0",
- "gix-features 0.44.1",
- "gix-hash 0.20.1",
- "gix-hashtable 0.10.0",
- "gix-path",
- "gix-utils",
- "gix-validate",
- "itoa 1.0.15",
- "smallvec",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
- "winnow",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-odb"
 version = "0.69.1"
@@ -3558,7 +3331,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "868f703905fdbcfc1bd750942f82419903ecb7039f5288adb5206d6de405e0c9"
 dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-features 0.42.1",
  "gix-fs 0.15.0",
  "gix-hash 0.18.0",
@@ -3579,7 +3352,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9c9d7af10fda9df0bb4f7f9bd507963560b3c66cb15a5b825caf752e0eb109ac"
 dependencies = [
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- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-features 0.43.1",
  "gix-fs 0.16.1",
  "gix-hash 0.19.0",
@@ -3593,27 +3366,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-odb"
-version = "0.72.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5f81b480252f3a4d55f87e6e358c4c6f7615f98b1742e1e70118c57282a92e82"
-dependencies = [
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- "gix-date 0.11.0",
- "gix-features 0.44.1",
- "gix-fs 0.17.0",
- "gix-hash 0.20.1",
- "gix-hashtable 0.10.0",
- "gix-object 0.52.0",
- "gix-pack 0.62.0",
- "gix-path",
- "gix-quote",
- "parking_lot",
- "tempfile",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-pack"
 version = "0.59.1"
@@ -3656,24 +3408,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "uluru",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-pack"
-version = "0.62.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "38e868463538731a0fd99f3950637957413bbfbe69143520c0b5c1e163303577"
-dependencies = [
- "clru",
- "gix-chunk",
- "gix-features 0.44.1",
- "gix-hash 0.20.1",
- "gix-hashtable 0.10.0",
- "gix-object 0.52.0",
- "gix-path",
- "memmap2",
- "smallvec",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-packetline"
 version = "0.19.3"
@@ -3686,18 +3420,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-packetline"
-version = "0.20.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fad0ffb982a289888087a165d3e849cbac724f2aa5431236b050dd2cb9c7de31"
-dependencies = [
- "bstr",
- "faster-hex",
- "gix-trace",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-packetline-blocking"
 version = "0.19.3"
@@ -3773,7 +3495,7 @@ checksum = "f5c17d78bb0414f8d60b5f952196dc2e47ec320dca885de9128ecdb4a0e38401"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "gix-credentials 0.29.0",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-features 0.42.1",
  "gix-hash 0.18.0",
  "gix-lock 17.1.0",
@@ -3799,7 +3521,7 @@ checksum = "12b4b807c47ffcf7c1e5b8119585368a56449f3493da93b931e1d4239364e922"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "gix-credentials 0.30.0",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-features 0.43.1",
  "gix-hash 0.19.0",
  "gix-lock 18.0.0",
@@ -3817,25 +3539,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winnow",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
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-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6947d3b919ec8d10738f4251905a8485366ffdd24942cdbe9c6b69376bf57d64"
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- "gix-shallow 0.6.0",
- "gix-transport 0.50.0",
- "gix-utils",
- "maybe-async",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
- "winnow",
-]
-
 [[package]]
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@@ -3853,7 +3556,7 @@ version = "0.52.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d1b7985657029684d759f656b09abc3e2c73085596d5cdb494428823970a7762"
 dependencies = [
- "gix-actor 0.35.6",
+ "gix-actor",
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  "gix-fs 0.15.0",
  "gix-hash 0.18.0",
@@ -3874,7 +3577,7 @@ version = "0.53.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b966f578079a42f4a51413b17bce476544cca1cf605753466669082f94721758"
 dependencies = [
- "gix-actor 0.35.6",
+ "gix-actor",
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  "gix-fs 0.16.1",
  "gix-hash 0.19.0",
@@ -3889,27 +3592,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winnow",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
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-version = "0.55.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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- "gix-object 0.52.0",
- "gix-path",
- "gix-tempfile 19.0.1",
- "gix-utils",
- "gix-validate",
- "memmap2",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
- "winnow",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-refspec"
 version = "0.30.1"
@@ -3938,21 +3620,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-refspec"
-version = "0.33.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7f88233214a302d61e60bb9d1387043c1759b761dba4a8704b341fecbf6b1266"
-dependencies = [
- "bstr",
- "gix-glob 0.22.1",
- "gix-hash 0.20.1",
- "gix-revision 0.37.0",
- "gix-validate",
- "smallvec",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-revision"
 version = "0.34.1"
@@ -3962,7 +3629,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
  "bstr",
  "gix-commitgraph 0.28.0",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-hash 0.18.0",
  "gix-hashtable 0.8.1",
  "gix-object 0.49.1",
@@ -3980,7 +3647,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
  "bstr",
  "gix-commitgraph 0.29.0",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-hash 0.19.0",
  "gix-hashtable 0.9.0",
  "gix-object 0.50.2",
@@ -3989,21 +3656,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-revision"
-version = "0.37.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ffe7f489bd27e7e388885210bc189088012db6062ccc75d713d1cef8eff56883"
-dependencies = [
- "bstr",
- "gix-commitgraph 0.30.1",
- "gix-date 0.11.0",
- "gix-hash 0.20.1",
- "gix-object 0.52.0",
- "gix-revwalk 0.23.0",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-revwalk"
 version = "0.20.1"
@@ -4011,7 +3663,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1bc756b73225bf005ddeb871d1ca7b3c33e2417d0d53e56effa5a36765b52b28"
 dependencies = [
  "gix-commitgraph 0.28.0",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-hash 0.18.0",
  "gix-hashtable 0.8.1",
  "gix-object 0.49.1",
@@ -4026,7 +3678,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "06e74f91709729e099af6721bd0fa7d62f243f2005085152301ca5cdd86ec02c"
 dependencies = [
  "gix-commitgraph 0.29.0",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-hash 0.19.0",
  "gix-hashtable 0.9.0",
  "gix-object 0.50.2",
@@ -4034,21 +3686,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-revwalk"
-version = "0.23.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dd2fae8449d97fb92078c46cb63544e0024955f43738a610d24277a3b01d5a00"
-dependencies = [
- "gix-commitgraph 0.30.1",
- "gix-date 0.11.0",
- "gix-hash 0.20.1",
- "gix-hashtable 0.10.0",
- "gix-object 0.52.0",
- "smallvec",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-sec"
 version = "0.11.0"
@@ -4097,18 +3734,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-shallow"
-version = "0.6.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e2374692db1ee1ffa0eddcb9e86ec218f7c4cdceda800ebc5a9fdf73a8c08223"
-dependencies = [
- "bstr",
- "gix-hash 0.20.1",
- "gix-lock 19.0.0",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-submodule"
 version = "0.19.1"
@@ -4166,18 +3791,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tempfile",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-tempfile"
-version = "19.0.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e265fc6b54e57693232a79d84038381ebfda7b1a3b1b8a9320d4d5fe6e820086"
-dependencies = [
- "gix-fs 0.17.0",
- "libc",
- "parking_lot",
- "tempfile",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-trace"
 version = "0.1.15"
@@ -4196,7 +3809,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "gix-command",
  "gix-credentials 0.29.0",
  "gix-features 0.42.1",
- "gix-packetline 0.19.3",
+ "gix-packetline",
  "gix-quote",
  "gix-sec 0.11.0",
  "gix-url 0.31.0",
@@ -4215,29 +3828,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "gix-command",
  "gix-credentials 0.30.0",
  "gix-features 0.43.1",
- "gix-packetline 0.19.3",
+ "gix-packetline",
  "gix-quote",
  "gix-sec 0.12.2",
  "gix-url 0.32.0",
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-transport"
-version = "0.50.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e058d6667165dba7642b3c293d7c355e2a964acef9bc9408604547d952943a8f"
-dependencies = [
- "bstr",
- "gix-command",
- "gix-features 0.44.1",
- "gix-packetline 0.20.0",
- "gix-quote",
- "gix-sec 0.12.2",
- "gix-url 0.33.2",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-traverse"
 version = "0.46.2"
@@ -4246,7 +3843,7 @@ checksum = "b8648172f85aca3d6e919c06504b7ac26baef54e04c55eb0100fa588c102cc33"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
  "gix-commitgraph 0.28.0",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-hash 0.18.0",
  "gix-hashtable 0.8.1",
  "gix-object 0.49.1",
@@ -4263,7 +3860,7 @@ checksum = "c7cdc82509d792ba0ad815f86f6b469c7afe10f94362e96c4494525a6601bdd5"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
  "gix-commitgraph 0.29.0",
- "gix-date 0.10.7",
+ "gix-date",
  "gix-hash 0.19.0",
  "gix-hashtable 0.9.0",
  "gix-object 0.50.2",
@@ -4272,23 +3869,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-traverse"
-version = "0.49.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "054c79f4c3f87e794ff7dc1fec8306a2bb563cfb38f6be2dc0e4c0fa82f74d59"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.10.0",
- "gix-commitgraph 0.30.1",
- "gix-date 0.11.0",
- "gix-hash 0.20.1",
- "gix-hashtable 0.10.0",
- "gix-object 0.52.0",
- "gix-revwalk 0.23.0",
- "smallvec",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-url"
 version = "0.31.0"
@@ -4317,19 +3897,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "url",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-url"
-version = "0.33.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d995249a1cf1ad79ba10af6499d4bf37cb78035c0983eaa09ec5910da694957c"
-dependencies = [
- "bstr",
- "gix-features 0.44.1",
- "gix-path",
- "percent-encoding",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-utils"
 version = "0.3.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index de2fde142..f7f2ebe2c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ debug = "line-tables-only"
 [build-dependencies]
 time = "0.3"
 md5 = "0.8.0"
-gix = { version = "0.75.0", default-features = false }
 string_cache_codegen = "0.6.1"
 phf_codegen = "0.13"
 walkdir = "2"
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index dfd2156e9..63c781fd0 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -115,18 +115,29 @@ fn read_git_version() -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 fn get_git_hash() -> Result<Option<String>> {
-    match gix::open_opts(env::current_dir()?, gix::open::Options::isolated()) {
-        Ok(repo) => {
-            let head_id = repo.head()?.id();
+    use std::process::Command;
+
+    let output = Command::new("git")
+        .args(["rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD"])
+        .output();
+
+    match output {
+        Ok(output) if output.status.success() => {
+            let hash = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?.trim().to_string();
 
             // TODO: are these right?
             tracked::track(".git/HEAD")?;
             tracked::track(".git/index")?;
 
-            Ok(head_id.map(|h| format!("{}", h.shorten_or_id())))
+            Ok(Some(hash))
+        }
+        Ok(output) => {
+            let err = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+            eprintln!("failed to get git repo: {}", err.trim());
+            Ok(None)
         }
         Err(err) => {
-            eprintln!("failed to get git repo: {err}");
+            eprintln!("failed to execute git: {err}");
             Ok(None)
         }
     }