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 #### FreeBSD
 
-    pkg install gmake gmp libsigsegv openssl automake autoconf ragel cmake re2c libtool
+    pkg install git gmake gmp libsigsegv openssl automake autoconf ragel cmake re2c libtool
 
 Although `automake`/`autoconf`/`libtool` are generally installed by
 default, some have reported needing to uninstall and reinstall those