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Re: Troubles with picking an editor during Git update

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PMPhilip Oakley, CEng MIET <philipoakley@theiet.org>
Date
May 17, 2018, 19:55 UTC
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Hi Bartosz,
From: "Bartosz Konikiewicz" <izdwuut@gmail.com>
> Hi there!
>
> I had an issue with Git installer for Windows while trying to update

The Git for Windows package is managed, via https://gitforwindows.org/, as a separate application, based on Git.

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> my instance of the software. My previous version was "git version
> 2.15.1.windows.2", while my operating system prompted me to upgrade to
> "2.17.0". The installer asked me to "choose the default editor for
> Git". One of these options was Notepad++ - my editor of choice. Vim
> was selected by default and I've picked Notepad++ from a drop-down
> list. As soon as I did it, a "next" button greyed out. When I moved
> back to the previous step and then forward to the editor choice, the
> "Notepad++" option was still highlighted, and the "next" button wasn't
> greyed out anymore - it was active and I was able to press it and
> continue installation.
>
> Steps to reproduce:
>
> 1. Have Notepad++ 6.6.9 installed on Windows 10 64-bit 10.0.17134 Build 
> 17134.
> 2. Use an installer for version 2.17.0 to upgrade from version 2.15.1.
> 3. On an editor selection screen, choose Notepad++ instead of Vim. You
> should be unable to continue installation because of the "next" button
> being disabled.
> 4. Press "prev".
> 5. Press "next". Notepad++ should be still highlighted, and the "next"
> button should be active, allowing to continue installation.
>
> I find it to be a crafty trick to make me use Vim. I have considered
> it for a good moment.
>

The best place to report the issue, and perhaps contribure is via the 'GfW' Issue tracker https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues.

Building Git for Windows via the SDK has become even easier with recent updates, so it should be relativley easy to spot the offending line in the installer and perhaps even propose a PR (Pull Request) to fix the issue.

regards Philip

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  1. Bartosz KonikiewiczMay 17, 2018
  2. Philip Oakley, CEng MIETMay 17, 2018
  3. Johannes SchindelinMay 17, 2018
  4. Bartosz KonikiewiczMay 18, 2018

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