Re: Git Error Message

> > > I have installed the Git software and upon trying to update a
> > > repository by the "open recent repository" link and am unable to
> > > access the menu-or anything-from there.  Instead a window pops up with
> > > the following error message:
> > > 
> > > "\usage C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64/libexec/git-core\git-GUI[
> > > {blame|browser|citool}]
> 
> Can you show the full error message / dialog window?
> 
> With a little bit of staring you will see the line numbers and a few clues
> about the stack history for the error (i.e. line number and variable)
> 
> > > Can you please tell me what this error message means and how to fix
> > > the issue?  Thank you!
> > 
> > A shot in the dark until someone with access to Windows chimes in (it
> > appears that the "open recent repository" feature of `git gui` is specific
> > to Git for Windows): have you verified that repository actually exists
> > on your filesystem?
> 
> Feature is common but the implementations look slightly different
> 
> https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/git-gui/lib/choose_repository.tcl#L123
> $opts insert end [mc "Open Existing Repository"] link_open
> 
> https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/blob/master/git-gui/lib/choose_repository.tcl#L152
> -text [mc "Open Recent Repository:"]
> 
> I'm not sure how the differences are created between the two source codes.
> 
> The nominal upstream by Pat Thoyts has the same as the git.git version
> https://github.com/patthoyts/git-gui/blob/master/lib/choose_repository.tcl#L123