{"thread":{"id":"48058","subject":"getting fatal error trying to open git gui","startedAt":"2018-03-16T19:03:57Z","lastAt":"2018-03-19T14:13:57Z","messageCount":8,"participants":["Briggs, John","Jonathan Nieder","Bryan Turner","Johannes Schindelin"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"341902","messageId":"CY4PR02MB22621DE7751427686029C1B3FFD70@CY4PR02MB2262.namprd02.prod.outlook.com","threadId":"48058","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"getting fatal error trying to open git gui","fromName":"Briggs, John","fromEmail":"john.briggs@aei.com","sentAt":"2018-03-16T19:03:49Z","receivedAt":"2018-03-16T19:03:57Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"john.briggs@aei.com","avatar":null},"body":"I just installed git for windows 10 and am getting \"git-gui: fatal error\" \"Cannot parse Git version string.\n\nWhen I execute \"git version\" in the command prompt I get\nGit version 2.16.2.windows.1\n\nEverything else seems to be working. How can I get the gui to work?\n\nJohn\n\n"},{"id":"341913","messageId":"20180316195756.GA151588@aiede.svl.corp.google.com","threadId":"48058","inReplyTo":"CY4PR02MB22621DE7751427686029C1B3FFD70@CY4PR02MB2262.namprd02.prod.outlook.com","subject":"Re: getting fatal error trying to open git gui","fromName":"Jonathan Nieder","fromEmail":"jrnieder@gmail.com","sentAt":"2018-03-16T19:57:56Z","receivedAt":"2018-03-16T19:58:36Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"jrnieder@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/281595?v=4"},"body":"Hi,\n\nBriggs, John wrote:\n\n> I just installed git for windows 10 and am getting \"git-gui: fatal error\" \"Cannot parse Git version string.\n>\n> When I execute \"git version\" in the command prompt I get\n> Git version 2.16.2.windows.1\n>\n> Everything else seems to be working. How can I get the gui to work?\n\nThat's strange indeed. Why is Git capitalized when you run\n\"git version\"?\n\nThanks,\nJonathan\n"},{"id":"341928","messageId":"CY4PR02MB2262A567EE2D2A54316BFE3FFFD70@CY4PR02MB2262.namprd02.prod.outlook.com","threadId":"48058","inReplyTo":"20180316195756.GA151588@aiede.svl.corp.google.com","subject":"RE: getting fatal error trying to open git gui","fromName":"Briggs, John","fromEmail":"john.briggs@aei.com","sentAt":"2018-03-16T20:24:01Z","receivedAt":"2018-03-16T20:24:09Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"john.briggs@aei.com","avatar":null},"body":"Got it figured out. Git gui must be ran as administrator.\n\nJohn\n\n-----Original Message-----\nFrom: Jonathan Nieder \nSent: Friday, March 16, 2018 1:58 PM\nTo: Briggs, John \nCc: git@vger.kernel.org; git-for-windows@googlegroups.com\nSubject: Re: getting fatal error trying to open git gui\n\nHi,\n\nBriggs, John wrote:\n\n> I just installed git for windows 10 and am getting \"git-gui: fatal error\" \"Cannot parse Git version string.\n>\n> When I execute \"git version\" in the command prompt I get Git version \n> 2.16.2.windows.1\n>\n> Everything else seems to be working. How can I get the gui to work?\n\nThat's strange indeed. Why is Git capitalized when you run \"git version\"?\n\nThanks,\nJonathan\n"},{"id":"341935","messageId":"20180316205243.GB151588@aiede.svl.corp.google.com","threadId":"48058","inReplyTo":"CY4PR02MB2262A567EE2D2A54316BFE3FFFD70@CY4PR02MB2262.namprd02.prod.outlook.com","subject":"Re: getting fatal error trying to open git gui","fromName":"Jonathan Nieder","fromEmail":"jrnieder@gmail.com","sentAt":"2018-03-16T20:52:43Z","receivedAt":"2018-03-16T20:52:51Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"jrnieder@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/281595?v=4"},"body":"Briggs, John wrote:\n> Jonathan Nieder wrote:\n>> Briggs, John wrote:\n\n>>> I just installed git for windows 10 and am getting \"git-gui: fatal\n>>> error\" \"Cannot parse Git version string.\n>>>\n>>> When I execute \"git version\" in the command prompt I get Git version\n>>> 2.16.2.windows.1\n>>>\n>>> Everything else seems to be working. How can I get the gui to work?\n>>\n>> That's strange indeed. Why is Git capitalized when you run \"git version\"?\n>\n> Got it figured out. Git gui must be ran as administrator.\n\nHm, that leaves me even more mystified.\n\nBefore v1.7.4-rc0~155^2~4 (git-gui: generic version trimming,\n2010-10-07), git-gui was not able to handle \"git version\" output like\n\"git version 2.16.2.windows.1\", but since then, it should have been\nable to cope fine with it.\n\nI wonder: do you have multiple versions of git gui installed?\n\nThanks,\nJonathan\n"},{"id":"341937","messageId":"CY4PR02MB2262A382E033B50B3800A69CFFD70@CY4PR02MB2262.namprd02.prod.outlook.com","threadId":"48058","inReplyTo":"20180316205243.GB151588@aiede.svl.corp.google.com","subject":"RE: getting fatal error trying to open git gui","fromName":"Briggs, John","fromEmail":"john.briggs@aei.com","sentAt":"2018-03-16T21:01:17Z","receivedAt":"2018-03-16T21:01:24Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"john.briggs@aei.com","avatar":null},"body":"No, it was a fresh install. Plus file search reveals only one copy of the file.\n\nI also noticed that I cannot use the file properties to run as administrator. I must right-click on Git GUI and select \"More >> Run as administrator\" in the start menu. Even though I have \"run as administrator\" checked on both shortcut and the program (or any combo of).\n\nJohn\n\n-----Original Message-----\nFrom: Jonathan Nieder \nSent: Friday, March 16, 2018 2:53 PM\nTo: Briggs, John \nCc: git@vger.kernel.org; git-for-windows@googlegroups.com\nSubject: Re: getting fatal error trying to open git gui\n\nBriggs, John wrote:\n> Jonathan Nieder wrote:\n>> Briggs, John wrote:\n\n>>> I just installed git for windows 10 and am getting \"git-gui: fatal \n>>> error\" \"Cannot parse Git version string.\n>>>\n>>> When I execute \"git version\" in the command prompt I get Git version\n>>> 2.16.2.windows.1\n>>>\n>>> Everything else seems to be working. How can I get the gui to work?\n>>\n>> That's strange indeed. Why is Git capitalized when you run \"git version\"?\n>\n> Got it figured out. Git gui must be ran as administrator.\n\nHm, that leaves me even more mystified.\n\nBefore v1.7.4-rc0~155^2~4 (git-gui: generic version trimming, 2010-10-07), git-gui was not able to handle \"git version\" output like \"git version 2.16.2.windows.1\", but since then, it should have been able to cope fine with it.\n\nI wonder: do you have multiple versions of git gui installed?\n\nThanks,\nJonathan\n"},{"id":"341944","messageId":"CAGyf7-HmO_URV3kuB2t=PJ7Wf=t9UjAOYbpCLkUNiDPGQ7ca-g@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"48058","inReplyTo":"CY4PR02MB2262A382E033B50B3800A69CFFD70@CY4PR02MB2262.namprd02.prod.outlook.com","subject":"Re: getting fatal error trying to open git gui","fromName":"Bryan Turner","fromEmail":"bturner@atlassian.com","sentAt":"2018-03-16T21:21:30Z","receivedAt":"2018-03-16T21:21:36Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"bturner@atlassian.com","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/16bcf3167981c1ef7c804e502642366d888a35b0d0b0a4ca01fdc442aa1acb1e?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 2:01 PM, Briggs, John wrote:\n> No, it was a fresh install. Plus file search reveals only one copy of the file.\n>\n> I also noticed that I cannot use the file properties to run as administrator. I must right-click on Git GUI and select \"More >> Run as administrator\" in the start menu. Even though I have \"run as administrator\" checked on both shortcut and the program (or any combo of).\n\nYou definitely shouldn't need to run it as an administrator at all. I\nhave the same version installed:\n\n$ git version\ngit version 2.16.2.windows.1\n\nRunning Git GUI from the Start menu, it starts without a UAC prompt\n(which means it's not running as Administrator) and runs without\nissue. Starting it from a non-escalated command prompt via \"git gui\"\nalso does not have a UAC prompt and runs without issue.\n\nSeems like there must be something more going on. What options did you\nselect during installation? What installer did you use?\n\nBryan\n"},{"id":"342140","messageId":"CY4PR02MB22621A5F713D150BCF4BDE71FFD40@CY4PR02MB2262.namprd02.prod.outlook.com","threadId":"48058","inReplyTo":"CAGyf7-HmO_URV3kuB2t=PJ7Wf=t9UjAOYbpCLkUNiDPGQ7ca-g@mail.gmail.com","subject":"RE: getting fatal error trying to open git gui","fromName":"Briggs, John","fromEmail":"john.briggs@aei.com","sentAt":"2018-03-19T12:56:20Z","receivedAt":"2018-03-19T12:56:28Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"john.briggs@aei.com","avatar":null},"body":"I used Git-2.16.2-64-bit.exe to install. I used all defaults except for editor, where I chose Notpad++.\n\nJohn\n\n-----Original Message-----\nFrom: Bryan Turner \nSent: Friday, March 16, 2018 3:22 PM\nTo: Briggs, John \nCc: Jonathan Nieder ; git@vger.kernel.org; git-for-windows@googlegroups.com\nSubject: Re: getting fatal error trying to open git gui\n\nOn Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 2:01 PM, Briggs, John wrote:\n> No, it was a fresh install. Plus file search reveals only one copy of the file.\n>\n> I also noticed that I cannot use the file properties to run as administrator. I must right-click on Git GUI and select \"More >> Run as administrator\" in the start menu. Even though I have \"run as administrator\" checked on both shortcut and the program (or any combo of).\n\nYou definitely shouldn't need to run it as an administrator at all. I have the same version installed:\n\n$ git version\ngit version 2.16.2.windows.1\n\nRunning Git GUI from the Start menu, it starts without a UAC prompt (which means it's not running as Administrator) and runs without issue. Starting it from a non-escalated command prompt via \"git gui\"\nalso does not have a UAC prompt and runs without issue.\n\nSeems like there must be something more going on. What options did you select during installation? What installer did you use?\n\nBryan\n"},{"id":"342188","messageId":"nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1803191512120.55@ZVAVAG-6OXH6DA.rhebcr.pbec.zvpebfbsg.pbz","threadId":"48058","inReplyTo":"CY4PR02MB22621A5F713D150BCF4BDE71FFD40@CY4PR02MB2262.namprd02.prod.outlook.com","subject":"RE: getting fatal error trying to open git gui","fromName":"Johannes Schindelin","fromEmail":"johannes.schindelin@gmx.de","sentAt":"2018-03-19T14:13:20Z","receivedAt":"2018-03-19T14:13:57Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"johannes.schindelin@gmx.de","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/127790?v=4"},"body":"Hi John,\n\nOn Mon, 19 Mar 2018, Briggs, John wrote:\n\n> I used Git-2.16.2-64-bit.exe to install. I used all defaults except for\n> editor, where I chose Notpad++.\n\nIf your Git GUI mentions something funny about the version string when run\nas normal user, but not when run as administrator, I do suspect some sort\nof PATH problem.\n\nWould you mind filling out a full bug report at\nhttps://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/new?\n\nCiao,\nJohannes\n"}]}