diff --git a/devel/scmgit-base/PLIST b/devel/scmgit-base/PLIST
index 9b7b145fda05..8267dce63a84 100644
--- a/devel/scmgit-base/PLIST
+++ b/devel/scmgit-base/PLIST
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@comment $NetBSD: PLIST,v 1.27 2012/01/21 10:16:43 obache Exp $
+@comment $NetBSD: PLIST,v 1.28 2012/02/06 13:11:35 adam Exp $
 bin/git
 bin/git-cvsserver
 bin/git-receive-pack
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ libexec/git-core/git-commit
 libexec/git-core/git-commit-tree
 libexec/git-core/git-config
 libexec/git-core/git-count-objects
+libexec/git-core/git-credential-cache
+libexec/git-core/git-credential-cache--daemon
+libexec/git-core/git-credential-store
 libexec/git-core/git-cvsexportcommit
 libexec/git-core/git-cvsimport
 libexec/git-core/git-cvsserver
@@ -280,3 +283,4 @@ share/gitweb/static/git-logo.png
 share/gitweb/static/gitweb.css
 share/gitweb/static/gitweb.js
 @pkgdir share/examples/scmgit/templates/branches
+share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
diff --git a/devel/scmgit-base/distinfo b/devel/scmgit-base/distinfo
index 28af72a27c8b..d2866923fcf1 100644
--- a/devel/scmgit-base/distinfo
+++ b/devel/scmgit-base/distinfo
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-$NetBSD: distinfo,v 1.46 2012/01/20 15:43:38 adam Exp $
+$NetBSD: distinfo,v 1.47 2012/02/06 13:11:35 adam Exp $
 
-SHA1 (git-1.7.8.4.tar.gz) = add7b05f26216181d1b148dde298432132552b0f
-RMD160 (git-1.7.8.4.tar.gz) = ee203b3d6252c2df150ef7904c6b95672dea4aff
-Size (git-1.7.8.4.tar.gz) = 3544195 bytes
-SHA1 (patch-aa) = f47ff9d8b9ba8592f7bbd21d4b0ab30394e8f9a0
+SHA1 (git-1.7.9.tar.gz) = ed51ef5ef250daaa6e98515cf2641820cd268d4c
+RMD160 (git-1.7.9.tar.gz) = 60aa60c076d0e398f7bc07d6cfab3c5ed28fdadc
+Size (git-1.7.9.tar.gz) = 3606326 bytes
+SHA1 (patch-aa) = 52a8bd8aec6dcb54dafe9414a00e627a6b04e4a0
 SHA1 (patch-ac) = ae75c6ca3abb5edf688e4877f3df8b6c6297f091
-SHA1 (patch-ae) = 06ea26658a986dc702c1c2c04c1a27f0a01e4dce
-SHA1 (patch-af) = 60029a215edf5218a76be41932afb5b9f8c4729a
+SHA1 (patch-ae) = d420c0a1db0de77bd9713d066434981b20bd4299
+SHA1 (patch-af) = d6c942f7d8a0fe0074ea3edb7e6d858354c85232
 SHA1 (patch-ag) = 4f0b9a5745203ea7ef369c8272b3ea7c644762f0
 SHA1 (patch-ah) = f22a2160631fb624e9e20616c68ad1a4aa2bebc7
 SHA1 (patch-ai) = 56b63d4790a11f5eb128186ad5efdd1bcf102f2e
diff --git a/devel/scmgit-base/patches/patch-aa b/devel/scmgit-base/patches/patch-aa
index a863717e9379..851866a0a528 100644
--- a/devel/scmgit-base/patches/patch-aa
+++ b/devel/scmgit-base/patches/patch-aa
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-$NetBSD: patch-aa,v 1.13 2010/10/28 10:23:08 adam Exp $
+$NetBSD: patch-aa,v 1.14 2012/02/06 13:11:35 adam Exp $
 
---- Makefile.orig	2010-10-22 03:49:16.000000000 +0000
+--- Makefile.orig	2012-01-27 20:51:04.000000000 +0000
 +++ Makefile
-@@ -259,8 +259,6 @@ endif
+@@ -303,8 +303,6 @@ endif
  
  CFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall
  LDFLAGS =
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ $NetBSD: patch-aa,v 1.13 2010/10/28 10:23:08 adam Exp $
  STRIP ?= strip
  
  # Among the variables below, these:
-@@ -298,13 +296,9 @@ pathsep = :
+@@ -339,13 +337,9 @@ pathsep = :
  
- export prefix bindir sharedir sysconfdir gitwebdir
+ export prefix bindir sharedir sysconfdir gitwebdir localedir
  
 -CC = gcc
 -AR = ar
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ $NetBSD: patch-aa,v 1.13 2010/10/28 10:23:08 adam Exp $
  RPMBUILD = rpmbuild
  TCL_PATH = tclsh
  TCLTK_PATH = wish
-@@ -834,9 +828,10 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),Darwin)
- 	USE_ST_TIMESPEC = YesPlease
+@@ -928,9 +922,10 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),Darwin)
+ 	HAVE_DEV_TTY = YesPlease
  endif
  ifeq ($(uname_S),SunOS)
 +	NEED_LIBICONV = YesPlease
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $NetBSD: patch-aa,v 1.13 2010/10/28 10:23:08 adam Exp $
  	SANE_TOOL_PATH = /usr/xpg6/bin:/usr/xpg4/bin
  	NO_STRCASESTR = YesPlease
  	NO_MEMMEM = YesPlease
-@@ -880,8 +875,6 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),SunOS)
+@@ -972,8 +967,6 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),SunOS)
  		NO_STRTOUMAX = YesPlease
  		GIT_TEST_CMP = cmp
  	endif
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ $NetBSD: patch-aa,v 1.13 2010/10/28 10:23:08 adam Exp $
  	BASIC_CFLAGS += -D__EXTENSIONS__ -D__sun__ -DHAVE_ALLOCA_H
  endif
  ifeq ($(uname_O),Cygwin)
-@@ -1563,8 +1556,8 @@ DEFAULT_PAGER_CQ_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(D
+@@ -1814,8 +1807,8 @@ DEFAULT_PAGER_CQ_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(D
  BASIC_CFLAGS += -DDEFAULT_PAGER='$(DEFAULT_PAGER_CQ_SQ)'
  endif
  
diff --git a/devel/scmgit-base/patches/patch-ae b/devel/scmgit-base/patches/patch-ae
index d9b67d28e35f..f8e9be681249 100644
--- a/devel/scmgit-base/patches/patch-ae
+++ b/devel/scmgit-base/patches/patch-ae
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-$NetBSD: patch-ae,v 1.3 2008/08/20 03:04:20 bjs Exp $
+$NetBSD: patch-ae,v 1.4 2012/02/06 13:11:35 adam Exp $
 
 In pkgsrc, all Perl modules are installed into vendor_perl, not
 site_perl.
 
 --- perl/Makefile.orig	2008-08-17 16:43:06.000000000 -0400
 +++ perl/Makefile
-@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ifndef V
+@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ifndef V
  endif
  
  all install instlibdir: $(makfile)
diff --git a/devel/scmgit-base/patches/patch-af b/devel/scmgit-base/patches/patch-af
index e21f7ae1d6e0..74ea071ecd6a 100644
--- a/devel/scmgit-base/patches/patch-af
+++ b/devel/scmgit-base/patches/patch-af
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-$NetBSD: patch-af,v 1.5 2010/10/28 10:23:08 adam Exp $
+$NetBSD: patch-af,v 1.6 2012/02/06 13:11:35 adam Exp $
 
 --- Documentation/Makefile.orig	2010-10-22 03:49:16.000000000 +0000
 +++ Documentation/Makefile
-@@ -180,16 +180,16 @@ pdf: user-manual.pdf
+@@ -177,16 +177,16 @@ pdf: user-manual.pdf
  install: install-man
  
  install-man: man
diff --git a/devel/scmgit-docs/PLIST b/devel/scmgit-docs/PLIST
index 9ae257edbcbc..74326f4d4b09 100644
--- a/devel/scmgit-docs/PLIST
+++ b/devel/scmgit-docs/PLIST
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@comment $NetBSD: PLIST,v 1.12 2012/01/20 15:43:38 adam Exp $
+@comment $NetBSD: PLIST,v 1.13 2012/02/06 13:11:35 adam Exp $
 man/man1/git-add.1
 man/man1/git-am.1
 man/man1/git-annotate.1
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ man/man1/git-commit-tree.1
 man/man1/git-commit.1
 man/man1/git-config.1
 man/man1/git-count-objects.1
+man/man1/git-credential-cache--daemon.1
+man/man1/git-credential-cache.1
+man/man1/git-credential-store.1
 man/man1/git-cvsexportcommit.1
 man/man1/git-cvsimport.1
 man/man1/git-cvsserver.1
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ man/man1/git-mktree.1
 man/man1/git-mv.1
 man/man1/git-name-rev.1
 man/man1/git-notes.1
+man/man1/git-p4.1
 man/man1/git-pack-objects.1
 man/man1/git-pack-redundant.1
 man/man1/git-pack-refs.1
@@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ man/man5/gitrepository-layout.5
 man/man5/gitweb.conf.5
 man/man7/gitcli.7
 man/man7/gitcore-tutorial.7
+man/man7/gitcredentials.7
 man/man7/gitcvs-migration.7
 man/man7/gitdiffcore.7
 man/man7/gitglossary.7
diff --git a/devel/scmgit/Makefile.version b/devel/scmgit/Makefile.version
index c1c287810fca..48d45e495e6b 100644
--- a/devel/scmgit/Makefile.version
+++ b/devel/scmgit/Makefile.version
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-# $NetBSD: Makefile.version,v 1.32 2012/01/20 15:43:38 adam Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Makefile.version,v 1.33 2012/02/06 13:11:35 adam Exp $
 
-GIT_VERSION=	1.7.8.4
+GIT_VERSION=	1.7.9