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[BUG] git-gui blame: "Show History Context" is broken

From
Kirill Smelkov <kirr@mns.spb.ru>
Date
Feb 17, 2010, 12:13 UTC
Message-ID
<20100217121304.GA1623@tugrik.mns.mnsspb.ru>
Git-gui as shipped with todays git.git master is a bit broken:
in git.git master (v1.7.0-29-g6d81630), try running:
    $ git gui blame xdiff-interface.h

Then select first line 'd9ea d9ea 1 #ifndef XDIFF_INTERFACE_H', right click to popup context menu, select "Show History Context" -->

--> git gui errors with:
    "Error: couldn't change working directory to "": no ...

Thanks, Kirill

Next: Pat Thoyts
Message 1 of 3 in “[BUG] git-gui blame: "Show History Context" is broken”
  1. Kirill SmelkovFeb 17, 2010
  2. Handle failure of core.worktree to identify the working directory.Pat Thoyts, Feb 18, 2010
  3. Kirill SmelkovFeb 19, 2010

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