[ARROW-15760] [C++] Avoid hard dependency on git in cmake (download tarballs from github instead)

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 8.0.0
• Component/s: C++
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/31205
• Assignee: Jeroen van Straten
• Reporter: Joris Van den Bossche
• Created: 23/Feb/22 07:58
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 11:39
• Resolved: 25/Feb/22 08:27

Description

See https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/12322#issuecomment-1048523391

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #12494