gistfile1.txt

bash "build something" do
    user "root"
    cwd "/var/lib/git/something"
    action :nothing
    code <<-EOH
    make clean || true
    ./buildconfig.sh || true
    ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/
    ./configure
    make
    make install
  EOH
end

git "/var/lib/git/something" do
    action :sync
    repository "git://some_url/something.git"
    revision "master"
    depth 1
    notifies :run, resources(:bash => "build something"), :immediately
end