Re: Problem with gitk

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jul 10, 2025, 15:59 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq1pqo82am.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <a6c5d181-5cdb-4070-96a6-cf88c3a5c838@kdbg.org>

Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> writes:

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> Am 09.07.25 um 12:23 schrieb Nicolas Ratier:
>> I have this error with gitk :
>> 
>> $ gitk
>> 
>> and inside the window of gitk :
>> 
>> Erreur à l'exécution de git log :
>> 
>> wrong # args: should be
>> 
>> "safe_open_command_redirect cmd redir"
>
> You are suffering from an incorrect backport of the recent security
> fixes to a Git version before 2.43.7. Tell your maintainer to look into
> this. I can help if necessary.
>
> For example, see here:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/+bug/2116253
>
> -- Hannes

Whew.

I first misread the above report and response and was afraid that we started from an in-between version and botched our backport down to older maintenance tracks, but after double checking that what we shipped (Git 2.43.7 and upwards) recently does not have this issue, I realized that there are distro packagers that backport even further into the past, where some mistakes happened.

Thanks for a quick response.