# Git Error Message 4 messages from 2017-06-03 to 2017-06-05. Participants: christienne shultz, Konstantin Khomoutov, Philip Oakley. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/46105 ## christienne shultz, 2017-06-03 08:13 Subject: Git Error Message Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAPMR3RcMK_Dt%3D4g6JJjQ9DVhCn7PLY2xAPXM1OgZGaqyVSeP%3DA%40mail.gmail.com ``` Hello, I have installed the Git software and upon trying to update a repository by the "open recent repository" link and am unable to access the menu-or anything-from there. Instead a window pops up with the following error message: "\usage C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64/libexec/git-core\git-GUI[ {blame|browser|citool}] Can you please tell me what this error message means and how to fix the issue? Thank you! ``` ## Konstantin Khomoutov, 2017-06-05 08:48 Subject: Re: Git Error Message Message-ID: <20170605084839.mmirmdtvlpdqgwgo@tigra> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20170605084839.mmirmdtvlpdqgwgo%40tigra In-Reply-To: ``` On Sat, Jun 03, 2017 at 01:13:05AM -0700, christienne shultz wrote: > I have installed the Git software and upon trying to update a > repository by the "open recent repository" link and am unable to > access the menu-or anything-from there. Instead a window pops up with > the following error message: > > "\usage C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64/libexec/git-core\git-GUI[ > {blame|browser|citool}] > > Can you please tell me what this error message means and how to fix > the issue? Thank you! A shot in the dark until someone with access to Windows chimes in (it appears that the "open recent repository" feature of `git gui` is specific to Git for Windows): have you verified that repository actually exists on your filesystem? Another interesting question is whether the pathname of that repository includes space characters which could in principle confuse `git gui`. ``` ## Philip Oakley, 2017-06-05 13:54 Subject: Re: Git Error Message Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/D86B4F1CDEF64DEEB961900D30165624%40PhilipOakley In-Reply-To: <20170605084839.mmirmdtvlpdqgwgo@tigra> ``` From: "Konstantin Khomoutov" > On Sat, Jun 03, 2017 at 01:13:05AM -0700, christienne shultz wrote: > >> I have installed the Git software and upon trying to update a >> repository by the "open recent repository" link and am unable to >> access the menu-or anything-from there. Instead a window pops up with >> the following error message: >> >> "\usage C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64/libexec/git-core\git-GUI[ >> {blame|browser|citool}] >> Can you show the full error message / dialog window? With a little bit of staring you will see the line numbers and a few clues about the stack history for the error (i.e. line number and variable) >> Can you please tell me what this error message means and how to fix >> the issue? Thank you! > > A shot in the dark until someone with access to Windows chimes in (it > appears that the "open recent repository" feature of `git gui` is specific > to Git for Windows): have you verified that repository actually exists > on your filesystem? Feature is common but the implementations look slightly different https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/git-gui/lib/choose_repository.tcl#L123 $opts insert end [mc "Open Existing Repository"] link_open https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/blob/master/git-gui/lib/choose_repository.tcl#L152 -text [mc "Open Recent Repository:"] I'm not sure how the differences are created between the two source codes. The nominal upstream by Pat Thoyts has the same as the git.git version https://github.com/patthoyts/git-gui/blob/master/lib/choose_repository.tcl#L123 --Philip > > Another interesting question is whether the pathname of that repository > includes space characters which could in principle confuse `git gui`. > ``` ## Konstantin Khomoutov, 2017-06-05 14:00 Subject: Re: Git Error Message Message-ID: <20170605140032.jdnv32fd5lxhqkcj@tigra> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20170605140032.jdnv32fd5lxhqkcj%40tigra In-Reply-To: ``` On Mon, Jun 05, 2017 at 02:54:55PM +0100, Philip Oakley wrote: > > > I have installed the Git software and upon trying to update a > > > repository by the "open recent repository" link and am unable to > > > access the menu-or anything-from there. Instead a window pops up with > > > the following error message: > > > > > > "\usage C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64/libexec/git-core\git-GUI[ > > > {blame|browser|citool}] > > Can you show the full error message / dialog window? > > With a little bit of staring you will see the line numbers and a few clues > about the stack history for the error (i.e. line number and variable) > > > > Can you please tell me what this error message means and how to fix > > > the issue? Thank you! > > > > A shot in the dark until someone with access to Windows chimes in (it > > appears that the "open recent repository" feature of `git gui` is specific > > to Git for Windows): have you verified that repository actually exists > > on your filesystem? > > Feature is common but the implementations look slightly different > > https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/git-gui/lib/choose_repository.tcl#L123 > $opts insert end [mc "Open Existing Repository"] link_open > > https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/blob/master/git-gui/lib/choose_repository.tcl#L152 > -text [mc "Open Recent Repository:"] > > I'm not sure how the differences are created between the two source codes. > > The nominal upstream by Pat Thoyts has the same as the git.git version > https://github.com/patthoyts/git-gui/blob/master/lib/choose_repository.tcl#L123 Heh, somehow I've got an impression the GfW's version of `git gui` was taught to look in the registry for the recent folders and then pick those which have ".git" directory located inside or whose names end in ".git" ;-) ```