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Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] git gui: set GIT_ASKPASS=git-gui--askpass if not set yet

From
Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date
Aug 28, 2025, 17:44 UTC
Message-ID
<816cd946-4f25-4ce8-aa06-6babf9e90751@kdbg.org>
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Am 28.08.25 um 10:58 schrieb Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget:
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> @@ -1130,6 +1130,9 @@ set argv0dir [file dirname [file normalize $::argv0]]
>  if {![info exists env(SSH_ASKPASS)]} {
>  	set env(SSH_ASKPASS) [file join $argv0dir git-gui--askpass]
>  }
> +if {![info exists env(GIT_ASKPASS)]} {
> +	set env(GIT_ASKPASS) [gitexec git-gui--askpass]

Is this [gitexec ...] deliberate, or can this be [file join ...] like in the surrounding cases? If it is deliberate, we need an updated commit message and/or a comment, otherwise, I can amend locally while queuing.

> +}
>  if {![info exists env(GIT_ASK_YESNO)]} {
>  	set env(GIT_ASK_YESNO) [file join $argv0dir git-gui--askyesno]
>  }
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Message 13 of 19 in “git-gui: GIT_ASK_YESNO/GIT_ASKPASS patches from Git for Windows”
  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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