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Re: Can't use gitk.

From
Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Date
Nov 14, 2005, 11:42 UTC
Message-ID
<43787831.3030404@op5.se>
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<cda58cb80511140322v686e4ee0g@mail.gmail.com>
Franck wrote:
> Hi Andrea
> 

Not sure why, but 85% of all people replying to me by email refer to me as "Andrea". Sort of cute I suppose, although I'm somewhat lacking in the TnA department.

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> 2005/11/14, Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>:
> 
>>Franck wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I'm trying to use gitk --all command but it fails like this:
>>>
>>>"""
>>>Error executing git-rev-list: couldn't execute "git-rev-list": no such
>>>file or directory
>>>"""
>>>
>>
>>Is git-rev-list in your $PATH?
> 
> 
> yes:
>             # git-rev-list HEAD

This seems to imply you're running git-rev-list as root. The default installation directory for git is $HOME/bin which might not necessarily be in the $PATH once "wish" and friends have had their say.

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>             3f1d5f26509defe2f691f5e94a2848848d1ba3a0
>             cd9a0ae21e015cc25a0ea98169451a59d49c0909
>             538310ad38629a1c1f983d982e52b568bc1dbe79
> 
> 
>>Did you compile (and/or install) with
>>
>>        make NO_OPENSSL=YesPlease
>>        make NO_OPENSSL=YesPlease install
>>
> 
> 
> nope I just did: "make; make install". I tried what you suggested but
> it's still failing the same way...
> 
So your binaries are installed in $HOME/bin then?
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> 
>>Do other git commands work?
>>
> 
> 
> yes, at least some other commands like git-diff-xxx, git-checkout....
> 
Are you running all commands as the same user?
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> 
>>>I'm running git on a fedora core 3. Can anybody give me some help ?
>>>
>>
>>Trying to, but a bit more verbosity in the error report wouldn't hurt.
>>
> 
> 
> I'm usig git v0.99.9h
> 
You could try installing from RPM. It should work nicely for all users.
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  2. Andreas EricssonNov 14, 2005
  3. FranckNov 14, 2005
  4. Andreas EricssonNov 14, 2005
  5. FranckNov 14, 2005
  6. Andreas EricssonNov 14, 2005
  7. FranckNov 14, 2005
  8. Wayne ScottNov 14, 2005
  9. FranckNov 14, 2005
  10. Andreas EricssonNov 14, 2005
  11. Johannes SchindelinNov 14, 2005
  12. FranckNov 14, 2005
  13. Offtopic [Re: Can't use gitk.]Linus Torvalds, Nov 14, 2005
  14. Andreas EricssonNov 14, 2005
  15. Paolo CiarrocchiNov 2, 2008
  16. Andreas EricssonNov 3, 2008

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