Re: Problem installing Git

From: Igor Djordjevic <igor.d.djordjevic@gmail.com>
Date: Nov 26, 2017, 12:15 UTC
Message-ID: <7beb6393-5b64-2f61-48be-a3f5041ea4c3@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.21.1.1711252312270.6482@virtualbox>

Hi Johannes,

On 25/11/2017 23:16, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

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> > [ +Cc:  Git for Windows mailing list ]
> 
> I have no idea why it claimed that that group does not exist, the
> email address looks correct to me.

I suspected the culprit was me not being a member of the group, where the group requires it for (initial?) posting (but you already noticed that other e-mail about it there[2], this is more a follow-up for anyone here, still wondering).

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> > p.s. Note the existence of "Git for Windows"[1] specific mailing
> > list as well, where this issue might belong better.
> >
> > [1] git-for-windows@googlegroups.com
> 
> I think a much better place is the Git for Windows bug tracker (if
> you ever wonder where the bug tracker is, or the home page, or the
> repository or the FAQ, there are links in the upper left of the
> release notes -- which probably nobody reads, even if I really try to
> make them worth the while -- and which you can find in C:\Program
> Files\Git\ReleaseNotes.html if you closed the tab after installing
> Git for Windows).
> 
> And indeed, there is already a ticket for this issue:
> https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/1074

I myself am aware of the tracker, just that I didn`t really anticipate this as a Git for Windows bug, seeing various mentions around the net pointing to Inno Setup (being in use here as well).

That said, I see the logic in thinking the other way around, too, and possibly addressing it somehow inside Git for Windows, in spite of what happens on Inno Setup side. At least working around it a bit better, if possible.

I can remember to keep an eye on the tracker more often, just in case, as that would have clearly helped here. Thanks for the heads-up.

Regards, Buga

[2] https://groups.google.com/d/msg/git-for-windows/0hn7Th4uGZk/oJTdmXa5AgAJ