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[PATCH] git-gui: use tk_messageBox for ask yes/no

From
Mark Levedahl <mlevedahl@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 28, 2025, 13:33 UTC
Message-ID
<20250828133301.74328-1-mlevedahl@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
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git-gui includes git-gui--yesno that relies upon Tk 8.5 constructs, and this dialog box is not supported with Tk 9.0. Tk provides tk_messagebox for this same purpose, fully supported in Tk 8.5+, so use tk_messagebox instead.

Signed-off-by: Mark Levedahl <mlevedahl@gmail.com>
---
 git-gui--askyesno | 35 +++++++----------------------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-gui--askyesno b/git-gui--askyesno
index 142d1bc..cd986f2 100755
--- a/git-gui--askyesno
+++ b/git-gui--askyesno
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ exec wish "$0" -- "$@"
 # overridden via the optional `--title` command-line
 # option.
 
-set NS {}
-set use_ttk [package vsatisfies [package provide Tk] 8.5]
-if {$use_ttk} {
-	set NS ttk
-}
-
 set title "Question?"
 if {$argc < 1} {
 	puts stderr "Usage: $argv0 <question>"
@@ -28,25 +22,7 @@ if {$argc < 1} {
 	set prompt [join $argv " "]
 }
 
-${NS}::frame .t
-${NS}::label .t.m -text $prompt -justify center -width 40
-.t.m configure -wraplength 400
-pack .t.m -side top -fill x -padx 20 -pady 20 -expand 1
-pack .t -side top -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 20 -expand 1
-
-${NS}::frame .b
-${NS}::frame .b.left -width 200
-${NS}::button .b.yes -text Yes -command {exit 0}
-${NS}::button .b.no  -text No  -command {exit 1}
-
-pack .b.left -side left -expand 1 -fill x
-pack .b.yes -side left -expand 1
-pack .b.no -side right -expand 1 -ipadx 5
-pack .b -side bottom -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 15
-
-bind . <Key-Return> {exit 0}
-bind . <Key-Escape> {exit 1}
-
+set dlgicon {question}
 if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq {windows}} {
 	set icopath [file dirname [file normalize $argv0]]
 	if {[file tail $icopath] eq {git-core}} {
@@ -55,9 +31,12 @@ if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq {windows}} {
 	set icopath [file dirname $icopath]
 	set icopath [file join $icopath share git git-for-windows.ico]
 	if {[file exists $icopath]} {
-		wm iconbitmap . -default $icopath
+		set dlgicon $icopath
 	}
 }
 
-wm title . $title
-tk::PlaceWindow .
+wm withdraw .
+
+option add *Dialog.msg.font {Sans 10}
+set ans [tk_messageBox -icon $dlgicon -message $prompt -title $title -type yesno]
+exit [expr $ans eq {no}]
-- 
2.51.0.99.15
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  1. 0/4 git-gui: GIT_ASK_YESNO/GIT_ASKPASS patches from Git for WindowsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2019
  2. 1/4 git-gui: provide question helper for retry fallback on WindowsHeiko Voigt via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2019
  3. Pratyush YadavSep 29, 2019
  4. 2/4 git gui: set GIT_ASKPASS=git-gui--askpass if not set yetJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2019
  5. Pratyush YadavSep 29, 2019
  6. 3/4 git-gui--askyesno: allow overriding the window titleJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2019
  7. Pratyush YadavSep 29, 2019
  8. 4/4 git-gui--askyesno (mingw): use Git for Windows' icon, if availableJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2019
  9. Pratyush YadavSep 29, 2019
  10. 0/4 git-gui: GIT_ASK_YESNO/GIT_ASKPASS patches from Git for WindowsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 28, 2025
  11. 1/4 git-gui: provide question helper for retry fallback on WindowsHeiko Voigt via GitGitGadget, Aug 28, 2025
  12. 2/4 git gui: set GIT_ASKPASS=git-gui--askpass if not set yetJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 28, 2025
  13. Johannes SixtAug 28, 2025
  14. Johannes SchindelinNov 17, 2025
  15. 3/4 git-gui--askyesno: allow overriding the window titleJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 28, 2025
  16. 4/4 git-gui--askyesno (mingw): use Git for Windows' icon, if availableJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 28, 2025
  17. git-gui: use tk_messageBox for ask yes/noMark Levedahl, Aug 28, 2025
  18. Johannes SchindelinAug 28, 2025
  19. Johannes SixtAug 28, 2025

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