Re: [msysGit] [GIT GUI PATCH] git-gui: fix open explorer window on Windows 7

From: Markus Heidelberg <markus.heidelberg@web.de>
Date: Feb 25, 2010, 22:23 UTC
Message-ID: <201002252323.13240.markus.heidelberg@web.de>
In-Reply-To: <20100225202949.GA12637@book.hvoigt.net>

Heiko Voigt, 2010-02-25 21:30:

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> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 12:15:03PM +0000, Pat Thoyts wrote:
> > On 23 February 2010 22:52, Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net> wrote:
> > > It seems that Windows 7's explorer is not capable to cope with paths
> > > that contain forward slashes as path seperator. We thus substitute slash
> > > with the platforms native backslash.
> > >
> > 
> > What bug are you actually addressing here? How can I reproduce it? My
> > experience on Windows 7 is that there is no problem but I assume I'm
> > doing a different operation. If I use the git-gui  "Explore working
> > copy" it opens the Windows explorer for me just fine.
> 
> Very strange, again another inconsistency between Windowses? I can
> reproduce this even on Windows XP. I am using the current devel branches
> of msysgit (msysgit and git). It happens when using the
> "Repository->Explore working copy" menu item. The Windows 7 I tested
> this on is 32-bit Professional. Which Windows 7 are you using?

You should tell, how exactly you start git-gui, because this makes the difference in this bug.

Markus