threads / patch / 51926

patch, 4 partsgit-gui: GIT_ASK_YESNO/GIT_ASKPASS patches from Git for Windows

Subject: [PATCH 0/4] git-gui: GIT_ASK_YESNO/GIT_ASKPASS patches from Git for Windows

## tl;dr

19 messages between Sep 26, 2019 and Nov 17, 2025. Diffs are folded; open one to read it.

replies: 18people: 5as markdown or json

Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget· Sep 26, 2019, 15:29 UTC · lore

This is another set of patches from Git for Windows' fork that have been sitting there since 2010, providing cross-platform GUI helpers to ask the user a question or allow typing in a password.

This patch series was first submitted as https://github.com/patthoyts/git-gui/pull/5 which was ignored for almost three years, then re-submitted as https://github.com/prati0100/git-gui/pull/3 which was rejected in favor of a contribution by mail.

The patches are based on Git GUI's master branch at https://github.com/prati0100/git-gui/.

Heiko Voigt (1):
  git-gui: provide question helper for retry fallback on Windows
Johannes Schindelin (3):
  git gui: set GIT_ASKPASS=git-gui--askpass if not set yet
  git-gui--askyesno: allow overriding the window title
  git-gui--askyesno (mingw): use Git for Windows' icon, if available
 Makefile          |  2 ++
 git-gui--askyesno | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 git-gui.sh        |  6 +++++
 3 files changed, 76 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 git-gui--askyesno
base-commit: 12d29c326551a6570594db525bea42ad9cea8028
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-358%2Fdscho%2Fgit-gui-askpass-v1
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-358/dscho/git-gui-askpass-v1
Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/358
-- 
gitgitgadget
Heiko Voigt via GitGitGadget· Sep 26, 2019, 15:29 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget · lore

[PATCH 1/4] git-gui: provide question helper for retry fallback on Windows

From: Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>

Make use of the new environment variable GIT_ASK_YESNO to support the recently implemented fallback in case unlink, rename or rmdir fail for files in use on Windows. The added dialog will present a yes/no question to the the user which will currently be used by the windows compat layer to let the user retry a failed file operation.

Signed-off-by: Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 Makefile          |  2 ++
 git-gui--askyesno | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 git-gui.sh        |  3 +++
 3 files changed, 56 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 git-gui--askyesno
Show changes to 3 files +56 −0

Makefile, git-gui--askyesno, git-gui.sh

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fe30be38dc..85633b73df 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ install: all
 	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_D0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)' $(INSTALL_D1)
 	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_X0)git-gui $(INSTALL_X1) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
 	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_X0)git-gui--askpass $(INSTALL_X1) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
+	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_X0)git-gui--askyesno $(INSTALL_X1) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
 	$(QUIET)$(foreach p,$(GITGUI_BUILT_INS), $(INSTALL_L0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/$p' $(INSTALL_L1)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/git-gui' $(INSTALL_L2)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/$p' $(INSTALL_L3) &&) true
 ifdef GITGUI_WINDOWS_WRAPPER
 	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_R0)git-gui.tcl $(INSTALL_R1) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
@@ -309,6 +310,7 @@ uninstall:
 	$(QUIET)$(CLEAN_DST) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
 	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/git-gui $(REMOVE_F1)
 	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/git-gui--askpass $(REMOVE_F1)
+	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/git-gui--askyesno $(REMOVE_F1)
 	$(QUIET)$(foreach p,$(GITGUI_BUILT_INS), $(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/$p $(REMOVE_F1) &&) true
 ifdef GITGUI_WINDOWS_WRAPPER
 	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/git-gui.tcl $(REMOVE_F1)
diff --git a/git-gui--askyesno b/git-gui--askyesno
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..cf9c990d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git-gui--askyesno
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Tcl ignores the next line -*- tcl -*- \
+exec wish "$0" -- "$@"
+
+# This is an implementation of a simple yes no dialog
+# which is injected into the git commandline by git gui
+# in case a yesno question needs to be answered.
+
+set NS {}
+set use_ttk [package vsatisfies [package provide Tk] 8.5]
+if {$use_ttk} {
+	set NS ttk
+}
+
+if {$argc < 1} {
+	puts stderr "Usage: $argv0 <question>"
+	exit 1
+} else {
+	set prompt [join $argv " "]
+}
+
+${NS}::frame .t
+${NS}::label .t.m -text $prompt -justify center -width 400px
+.t.m configure -wraplength 400px
+pack .t.m -side top -fill x -padx 20 -pady 20 -expand 1
+pack .t -side top -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 20 -expand 1
+
+${NS}::frame .b
+${NS}::frame .b.left -width 200
+${NS}::button .b.yes -text Yes -command yes
+${NS}::button .b.no  -text No  -command no
+
+
+pack .b.left -side left -expand 1 -fill x
+pack .b.yes -side left -expand 1
+pack .b.no -side right -expand 1 -ipadx 5
+pack .b -side bottom -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 15
+
+bind . <Key-Return> {exit 0}
+bind . <Key-Escape> {exit 1}
+
+proc no {} {
+	exit 1
+}
+
+proc yes {} {
+	exit 0
+}
+
+wm title . "Question?"
+tk::PlaceWindow .
diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index f9b323abff..76d8139b8d 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -1248,6 +1248,9 @@ set have_tk85 [expr {[package vcompare $tk_version "8.5"] >= 0}]
 if {![info exists env(SSH_ASKPASS)]} {
 	set env(SSH_ASKPASS) [gitexec git-gui--askpass]
 }
+if {![info exists env(GIT_ASK_YESNO)]} {
+	set env(GIT_ASK_YESNO) [gitexec git-gui--askyesno]
+}
 
 ######################################################################
 ##
-- 
gitgitgadget
Pratyush Yadav· Sep 29, 2019, 17:11 UTC · re: Heiko Voigt via GitGitGadget · lore

Re: [PATCH 1/4] git-gui: provide question helper for retry fallback on Windows

On 26/09/19 08:29AM, Heiko Voigt via GitGitGadget wrote:
Show 7 quoted lines
> From: Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>
> 
> Make use of the new environment variable GIT_ASK_YESNO to support the
> recently implemented fallback in case unlink, rename or rmdir fail for
> files in use on Windows. The added dialog will present a yes/no question
> to the the user which will currently be used by the windows compat layer
> to let the user retry a failed file operation.

I can't find any documentation related to this environment variable. A Google search does not yield any promising results. I don't see this mentioned in the git man page either, though that is to be expected because it seems to be a Windows-only variable.

My point is, it would be nice if the commit message pointed to some sort of documentation for the environment variable. It would also help me in reviewing the patch if I know more about the variable.

Either way, some minor comments down below.
Show 30 quoted lines
> 
> Signed-off-by: Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> ---
>  Makefile          |  2 ++
>  git-gui--askyesno | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  git-gui.sh        |  3 +++
>  3 files changed, 56 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100755 git-gui--askyesno
> 
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index fe30be38dc..85633b73df 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ install: all
>  	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_D0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)' $(INSTALL_D1)
>  	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_X0)git-gui $(INSTALL_X1) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
>  	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_X0)git-gui--askpass $(INSTALL_X1) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
> +	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_X0)git-gui--askyesno $(INSTALL_X1) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
>  	$(QUIET)$(foreach p,$(GITGUI_BUILT_INS), $(INSTALL_L0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/$p' $(INSTALL_L1)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/git-gui' $(INSTALL_L2)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/$p' $(INSTALL_L3) &&) true
>  ifdef GITGUI_WINDOWS_WRAPPER
>  	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_R0)git-gui.tcl $(INSTALL_R1) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
> @@ -309,6 +310,7 @@ uninstall:
>  	$(QUIET)$(CLEAN_DST) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
>  	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/git-gui $(REMOVE_F1)
>  	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/git-gui--askpass $(REMOVE_F1)
> +	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/git-gui--askyesno $(REMOVE_F1)
>  	$(QUIET)$(foreach p,$(GITGUI_BUILT_INS), $(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/$p $(REMOVE_F1) &&) true
>  ifdef GITGUI_WINDOWS_WRAPPER
>  	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/git-gui.tcl $(REMOVE_F1)
I'm not too slick with Makefiles, but these changes look good.
Show 37 quoted lines
> diff --git a/git-gui--askyesno b/git-gui--askyesno
> new file mode 100755
> index 0000000000..cf9c990d09
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/git-gui--askyesno
> @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
> +#!/bin/sh
> +# Tcl ignores the next line -*- tcl -*- \
> +exec wish "$0" -- "$@"
> +
> +# This is an implementation of a simple yes no dialog
> +# which is injected into the git commandline by git gui
> +# in case a yesno question needs to be answered.
> +
> +set NS {}
> +set use_ttk [package vsatisfies [package provide Tk] 8.5]
> +if {$use_ttk} {
> +	set NS ttk
> +}
> +
> +if {$argc < 1} {
> +	puts stderr "Usage: $argv0 <question>"
> +	exit 1
> +} else {
> +	set prompt [join $argv " "]
> +}
> +
> +${NS}::frame .t
> +${NS}::label .t.m -text $prompt -justify center -width 400px
> +.t.m configure -wraplength 400px
> +pack .t.m -side top -fill x -padx 20 -pady 20 -expand 1
> +pack .t -side top -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 20 -expand 1
> +
> +${NS}::frame .b
> +${NS}::frame .b.left -width 200
> +${NS}::button .b.yes -text Yes -command yes
> +${NS}::button .b.no  -text No  -command no
Do you really need separate functions for yes/no? I think something like
  -command {exit 1}
and
  -command {exit 0}
would do just fine.
Either way...
> +
> +
Nitpick: Drop one of the two blank lines.
Show 7 quoted lines
> +pack .b.left -side left -expand 1 -fill x
> +pack .b.yes -side left -expand 1
> +pack .b.no -side right -expand 1 -ipadx 5
> +pack .b -side bottom -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 15
> +
> +bind . <Key-Return> {exit 0}
> +bind . <Key-Escape> {exit 1}

... do the same thing here. Call yes and no here too if you are using them above.

I have no preference for either way, but I would like uniformity in these two spots.

Show 22 quoted lines
> +
> +proc no {} {
> +	exit 1
> +}
> +
> +proc yes {} {
> +	exit 0
> +}
> +
> +wm title . "Question?"
> +tk::PlaceWindow .
> diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
> index f9b323abff..76d8139b8d 100755
> --- a/git-gui.sh
> +++ b/git-gui.sh
> @@ -1248,6 +1248,9 @@ set have_tk85 [expr {[package vcompare $tk_version "8.5"] >= 0}]
>  if {![info exists env(SSH_ASKPASS)]} {
>  	set env(SSH_ASKPASS) [gitexec git-gui--askpass]
>  }
> +if {![info exists env(GIT_ASK_YESNO)]} {
> +	set env(GIT_ASK_YESNO) [gitexec git-gui--askyesno]
> +}

Since this seems to be a Windows-only variable, you might want to enable it only on Windows. Are there workflows on other platforms that would use this environment variable?

-- 
Regards,
Pratyush Yadav
Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget· Sep 26, 2019, 15:29 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget · lore

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

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 git-gui.sh | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
Show changes to git-gui.sh +3 −0
diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index 76d8139b8d..66f046a0c7 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -1248,6 +1248,9 @@ set have_tk85 [expr {[package vcompare $tk_version "8.5"] >= 0}]
 if {![info exists env(SSH_ASKPASS)]} {
 	set env(SSH_ASKPASS) [gitexec git-gui--askpass]
 }
+if {![info exists env(GIT_ASKPASS)]} {
+	set env(GIT_ASKPASS) [gitexec git-gui--askpass]
+}
 if {![info exists env(GIT_ASK_YESNO)]} {
 	set env(GIT_ASK_YESNO) [gitexec git-gui--askyesno]
 }
-- 
gitgitgadget
Pratyush Yadav· Sep 29, 2019, 17:15 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget · lore

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

What is the difference between SSH_ASKPASS and GIT_ASKPASS? On my first read, I assumed SSH_ASKPASS is replaced by GIT_ASKPASS, but I might be wrong.

On 26/09/19 08:29AM, Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget wrote:
Show 21 quoted lines
> From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> ---
>  git-gui.sh | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
> index 76d8139b8d..66f046a0c7 100755
> --- a/git-gui.sh
> +++ b/git-gui.sh
> @@ -1248,6 +1248,9 @@ set have_tk85 [expr {[package vcompare $tk_version "8.5"] >= 0}]
>  if {![info exists env(SSH_ASKPASS)]} {
>  	set env(SSH_ASKPASS) [gitexec git-gui--askpass]
>  }
> +if {![info exists env(GIT_ASKPASS)]} {
> +	set env(GIT_ASKPASS) [gitexec git-gui--askpass]
> +}
>  if {![info exists env(GIT_ASK_YESNO)]} {
>  	set env(GIT_ASK_YESNO) [gitexec git-gui--askyesno]
>  }
-- 
Regards,
Pratyush Yadav
Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget· Sep 26, 2019, 15:29 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget · lore

[PATCH 3/4] git-gui--askyesno: allow overriding the window title

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>

"Question?" is maybe not the most informative thing to ask. In the absence of better information, it is the best we can do, of course.

However, Git for Windows' auto updater just learned the trick to use git-gui--askyesno to ask the user whether to update now or not. And in this scripted scenario, we can easily pass a command-line option to change the window title.

So let's support that with the new `--title <title>` option.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 git-gui--askyesno | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Show changes to git-gui--askyesno +6 −1
diff --git a/git-gui--askyesno b/git-gui--askyesno
index cf9c990d09..45b0260eff 100755
--- a/git-gui--askyesno
+++ b/git-gui--askyesno
@@ -12,10 +12,15 @@ if {$use_ttk} {
 	set NS ttk
 }
 
+set title "Question?"
 if {$argc < 1} {
 	puts stderr "Usage: $argv0 <question>"
 	exit 1
 } else {
+	if {$argc > 2 && [lindex $argv 0] == "--title"} {
+		set title [lindex $argv 1]
+		set argv [lreplace $argv 0 1]
+	}
 	set prompt [join $argv " "]
 }
 
@@ -47,5 +52,5 @@ proc yes {} {
 	exit 0
 }
 
-wm title . "Question?"
+wm title . $title
 tk::PlaceWindow .
-- 
gitgitgadget
Pratyush Yadav· Sep 29, 2019, 17:31 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget · lore

Re: [PATCH 3/4] git-gui--askyesno: allow overriding the window title

One minor nitpick: please add a comment at the top of the file documenting the `--title` option, and the usage of the program in general.

Other than that, looks good. Thanks.
On 26/09/19 08:29AM, Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget wrote:
Show 31 quoted lines
> From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> 
> "Question?" is maybe not the most informative thing to ask. In the
> absence of better information, it is the best we can do, of course.
> 
> However, Git for Windows' auto updater just learned the trick to use
> git-gui--askyesno to ask the user whether to update now or not. And in
> this scripted scenario, we can easily pass a command-line option to
> change the window title.
> 
> So let's support that with the new `--title <title>` option.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> ---
>  git-gui--askyesno | 7 ++++++-
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/git-gui--askyesno b/git-gui--askyesno
> index cf9c990d09..45b0260eff 100755
> --- a/git-gui--askyesno
> +++ b/git-gui--askyesno
> @@ -12,10 +12,15 @@ if {$use_ttk} {
>  	set NS ttk
>  }
>  
> +set title "Question?"
>  if {$argc < 1} {
>  	puts stderr "Usage: $argv0 <question>"
>  	exit 1
>  } else {
> +	if {$argc > 2 && [lindex $argv 0] == "--title"} {

While this is probably not the most robust way of handling command line arguments, I guess it doesn't really make too much of a difference for something this simple.

Show 16 quoted lines
> +		set title [lindex $argv 1]
> +		set argv [lreplace $argv 0 1]
> +	}
>  	set prompt [join $argv " "]
>  }
>  
> @@ -47,5 +52,5 @@ proc yes {} {
>  	exit 0
>  }
>  
> -wm title . "Question?"
> +wm title . $title
>  tk::PlaceWindow .
> -- 
> gitgitgadget
> 
-- 
Regards,
Pratyush Yadav
Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget· Sep 26, 2019, 15:30 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget · lore

[PATCH 4/4] git-gui--askyesno (mingw): use Git for Windows' icon, if available

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
For additional GUI goodness.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 git-gui--askyesno | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
Show changes to git-gui--askyesno +12 −0
diff --git a/git-gui--askyesno b/git-gui--askyesno
index 45b0260eff..c0c82e7cbd 100755
--- a/git-gui--askyesno
+++ b/git-gui--askyesno
@@ -52,5 +52,17 @@ proc yes {} {
 	exit 0
 }
 
+if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq {windows}} {
+	set icopath [file dirname [file normalize $argv0]]
+	if {[file tail $icopath] eq {git-core}} {
+		set icopath [file dirname $icopath]
+	}
+	set icopath [file dirname $icopath]
+	set icopath [file join $icopath share git git-for-windows.ico]
+	if {[file exists $icopath]} {
+		wm iconbitmap . -default $icopath
+	}
+}
+
 wm title . $title
 tk::PlaceWindow .
-- 
gitgitgadget
Pratyush Yadav· Sep 29, 2019, 18:01 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget · lore

Re: [PATCH 4/4] git-gui--askyesno (mingw): use Git for Windows' icon, if available

Since this is a git-gui dialog/prompt, why not use the git-gui icon? This will mean some uniformity between all the platforms (though I'm not sure if other platforms even use GIT_ASK_YESNO). It would also probably save you the hacks needed to find out the git-for-windows icon.

Well, there is the problem that the git-gui logo is not in any external file, and is inside git-gui.sh (as a vector image, but I'm not sure). But I'd like to at least start some discussion in this direction.

On 26/09/19 08:30AM, Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget wrote:
Show 33 quoted lines
> From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> 
> For additional GUI goodness.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> ---
>  git-gui--askyesno | 12 ++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/git-gui--askyesno b/git-gui--askyesno
> index 45b0260eff..c0c82e7cbd 100755
> --- a/git-gui--askyesno
> +++ b/git-gui--askyesno
> @@ -52,5 +52,17 @@ proc yes {} {
>  	exit 0
>  }
>  
> +if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq {windows}} {
> +	set icopath [file dirname [file normalize $argv0]]
> +	if {[file tail $icopath] eq {git-core}} {
> +		set icopath [file dirname $icopath]
> +	}
> +	set icopath [file dirname $icopath]
> +	set icopath [file join $icopath share git git-for-windows.ico]
> +	if {[file exists $icopath]} {
> +		wm iconbitmap . -default $icopath
> +	}
> +}
> +
>  wm title . $title
>  tk::PlaceWindow .
> -- 
> gitgitgadget
-- 
Regards,
Pratyush Yadav
Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget· Aug 28, 2025, 08:58 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget · lore

[PATCH v2 0/4] git-gui: GIT_ASK_YESNO/GIT_ASKPASS patches from Git for Windows

This is another set of patches from Git for Windows' fork that have been sitting there since 2010, providing cross-platform GUI helpers to ask the user a question or allow typing in a password.

This patch series was first submitted as https://github.com/patthoyts/git-gui/pull/5 which was ignored for almost three years, then re-submitted as https://github.com/prati0100/git-gui/pull/3 which was rejected in favor of a contribution by mail.

The patches are based on Git GUI's master branch at https://github.com/j6t/git-gui/.

Changes since v1:
 * Rebased to current master branch of Git GUI, resolving merge conflicts.
 * Dropped double empty line.
 * Skip yes/no functions in favor of inline exit 0/exit 1.
 * The --title option is now documented in the git-gui--askyesno script.
Heiko Voigt (1):
  git-gui: provide question helper for retry fallback on Windows
Johannes Schindelin (3):
  git gui: set GIT_ASKPASS=git-gui--askpass if not set yet
  git-gui--askyesno: allow overriding the window title
  git-gui--askyesno (mingw): use Git for Windows' icon, if available
 Makefile          |  2 ++
 git-gui--askyesno | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 git-gui.sh        |  6 +++++
 3 files changed, 71 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 git-gui--askyesno
base-commit: e3923e3e90da55e12545b5ef5aa34f21e97409d8
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-358%2Fdscho%2Fgit-gui-askpass-v2
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-358/dscho/git-gui-askpass-v2
Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/358
Range-diff vs v1:
 1:  58972068a230 ! 1:  08b106ebedb9 git-gui: provide question helper for retry fallback on Windows
     @@ git-gui--askyesno (new)
      +}
      +
      +${NS}::frame .t
     -+${NS}::label .t.m -text $prompt -justify center -width 400px
     -+.t.m configure -wraplength 400px
     ++${NS}::label .t.m -text $prompt -justify center -width 40
     ++.t.m configure -wraplength 400
      +pack .t.m -side top -fill x -padx 20 -pady 20 -expand 1
      +pack .t -side top -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 20 -expand 1
      +
      +${NS}::frame .b
      +${NS}::frame .b.left -width 200
     -+${NS}::button .b.yes -text Yes -command yes
     -+${NS}::button .b.no  -text No  -command no
     -+
     ++${NS}::button .b.yes -text Yes -command {exit 0}
     ++${NS}::button .b.no  -text No  -command {exit 1}
      +
      +pack .b.left -side left -expand 1 -fill x
      +pack .b.yes -side left -expand 1
     @@ git-gui--askyesno (new)
      +bind . <Key-Return> {exit 0}
      +bind . <Key-Escape> {exit 1}
      +
     -+proc no {} {
     -+	exit 1
     -+}
     -+
     -+proc yes {} {
     -+	exit 0
     -+}
     -+
      +wm title . "Question?"
      +tk::PlaceWindow .
      
       ## git-gui.sh ##
     -@@ git-gui.sh: set have_tk85 [expr {[package vcompare $tk_version "8.5"] >= 0}]
     +@@ git-gui.sh: set argv0dir [file dirname [file normalize $::argv0]]
       if {![info exists env(SSH_ASKPASS)]} {
     - 	set env(SSH_ASKPASS) [gitexec git-gui--askpass]
     + 	set env(SSH_ASKPASS) [file join $argv0dir git-gui--askpass]
       }
      +if {![info exists env(GIT_ASK_YESNO)]} {
     -+	set env(GIT_ASK_YESNO) [gitexec git-gui--askyesno]
     ++	set env(GIT_ASK_YESNO) [file join $argv0dir git-gui--askyesno]
      +}
     + unset argv0dir
       
       ######################################################################
     - ##
 2:  cb9f8c8158c5 ! 2:  e1aef533bfe8 git gui: set GIT_ASKPASS=git-gui--askpass if not set yet
     @@ Commit message
          Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
      
       ## git-gui.sh ##
     -@@ git-gui.sh: set have_tk85 [expr {[package vcompare $tk_version "8.5"] >= 0}]
     +@@ git-gui.sh: set argv0dir [file dirname [file normalize $::argv0]]
       if {![info exists env(SSH_ASKPASS)]} {
     - 	set env(SSH_ASKPASS) [gitexec git-gui--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]
      +}
       if {![info exists env(GIT_ASK_YESNO)]} {
     - 	set env(GIT_ASK_YESNO) [gitexec git-gui--askyesno]
     + 	set env(GIT_ASK_YESNO) [file join $argv0dir git-gui--askyesno]
       }
 3:  8cfc935cdba3 ! 3:  2e7e2c1524a7 git-gui--askyesno: allow overriding the window title
     @@ Commit message
          Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
      
       ## git-gui--askyesno ##
     +@@ git-gui--askyesno: exec wish "$0" -- "$@"
     + # This is an implementation of a simple yes no dialog
     + # which is injected into the git commandline by git gui
     + # in case a yesno question needs to be answered.
     ++#
     ++# The window title, which defaults to "Question?", can be
     ++# overridden via the optional `--title` command-line
     ++# option.
     + 
     + set NS {}
     + set use_ttk [package vsatisfies [package provide Tk] 8.5]
      @@ git-gui--askyesno: if {$use_ttk} {
       	set NS ttk
       }
     @@ git-gui--askyesno: if {$use_ttk} {
       	set prompt [join $argv " "]
       }
       
     -@@ git-gui--askyesno: proc yes {} {
     - 	exit 0
     - }
     +@@ git-gui--askyesno: pack .b -side bottom -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 15
     + bind . <Key-Return> {exit 0}
     + bind . <Key-Escape> {exit 1}
       
      -wm title . "Question?"
      +wm title . $title
 4:  6025b38d2659 ! 4:  4b04832c0b81 git-gui--askyesno (mingw): use Git for Windows' icon, if available
     @@ Metadata
       ## Commit message ##
          git-gui--askyesno (mingw): use Git for Windows' icon, if available
      
     -    For additional GUI goodness.
     +    This provides a unified look-and-feel in Git for Windows.
      
          Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
      
       ## git-gui--askyesno ##
     -@@ git-gui--askyesno: proc yes {} {
     - 	exit 0
     - }
     +@@ git-gui--askyesno: pack .b -side bottom -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 15
     + bind . <Key-Return> {exit 0}
     + bind . <Key-Escape> {exit 1}
       
      +if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq {windows}} {
      +	set icopath [file dirname [file normalize $argv0]]
-- 
gitgitgadget
Heiko Voigt via GitGitGadget· Aug 28, 2025, 08:58 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget · lore

[PATCH v2 1/4] git-gui: provide question helper for retry fallback on Windows

From: Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>

Make use of the new environment variable GIT_ASK_YESNO to support the recently implemented fallback in case unlink, rename or rmdir fail for files in use on Windows. The added dialog will present a yes/no question to the the user which will currently be used by the windows compat layer to let the user retry a failed file operation.

Signed-off-by: Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 Makefile          |  2 ++
 git-gui--askyesno | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 git-gui.sh        |  3 +++
 3 files changed, 47 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 git-gui--askyesno
Show changes to 3 files +47 −0

Makefile, git-gui--askyesno, git-gui.sh

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2cd160b05755..6385db443929 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ install: all
 	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_D0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)' $(INSTALL_D1)
 	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_X0)git-gui $(INSTALL_X1) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
 	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_X0)git-gui--askpass $(INSTALL_X1) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
+	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_X0)git-gui--askyesno $(INSTALL_X1) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
 	$(QUIET)$(foreach p,$(GITGUI_BUILT_INS), $(INSTALL_L0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/$p' $(INSTALL_L1)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/git-gui' $(INSTALL_L2)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/$p' $(INSTALL_L3) &&) true
 ifdef GITGUI_WINDOWS_WRAPPER
 	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_R0)git-gui.tcl $(INSTALL_R1) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ uninstall:
 	$(QUIET)$(CLEAN_DST) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
 	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/git-gui $(REMOVE_F1)
 	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/git-gui--askpass $(REMOVE_F1)
+	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/git-gui--askyesno $(REMOVE_F1)
 	$(QUIET)$(foreach p,$(GITGUI_BUILT_INS), $(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/$p $(REMOVE_F1) &&) true
 ifdef GITGUI_WINDOWS_WRAPPER
 	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/git-gui.tcl $(REMOVE_F1)
diff --git a/git-gui--askyesno b/git-gui--askyesno
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..f7312c70c2ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git-gui--askyesno
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Tcl ignores the next line -*- tcl -*- \
+exec wish "$0" -- "$@"
+
+# This is an implementation of a simple yes no dialog
+# which is injected into the git commandline by git gui
+# in case a yesno question needs to be answered.
+
+set NS {}
+set use_ttk [package vsatisfies [package provide Tk] 8.5]
+if {$use_ttk} {
+	set NS ttk
+}
+
+if {$argc < 1} {
+	puts stderr "Usage: $argv0 <question>"
+	exit 1
+} else {
+	set prompt [join $argv " "]
+}
+
+${NS}::frame .t
+${NS}::label .t.m -text $prompt -justify center -width 40
+.t.m configure -wraplength 400
+pack .t.m -side top -fill x -padx 20 -pady 20 -expand 1
+pack .t -side top -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 20 -expand 1
+
+${NS}::frame .b
+${NS}::frame .b.left -width 200
+${NS}::button .b.yes -text Yes -command {exit 0}
+${NS}::button .b.no  -text No  -command {exit 1}
+
+pack .b.left -side left -expand 1 -fill x
+pack .b.yes -side left -expand 1
+pack .b.no -side right -expand 1 -ipadx 5
+pack .b -side bottom -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 15
+
+bind . <Key-Return> {exit 0}
+bind . <Key-Escape> {exit 1}
+
+wm title . "Question?"
+tk::PlaceWindow .
diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index a931d7f7c990..1a4b73a3373a 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -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_ASK_YESNO)]} {
+	set env(GIT_ASK_YESNO) [file join $argv0dir git-gui--askyesno]
+}
 unset argv0dir
 
 ######################################################################
-- 
gitgitgadget
Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget· Aug 28, 2025, 08:58 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget · lore

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

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 git-gui.sh | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
Show changes to git-gui.sh +3 −0
diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index 1a4b73a3373a..63a6b7408639 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -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]
+}
 if {![info exists env(GIT_ASK_YESNO)]} {
 	set env(GIT_ASK_YESNO) [file join $argv0dir git-gui--askyesno]
 }
-- 
gitgitgadget
Johannes Sixt· Aug 28, 2025, 17:44 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget · lore

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

Am 28.08.25 um 10:58 schrieb Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget:
Show 6 quoted lines
> @@ -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]
>  }
Johannes Schindelin· Nov 17, 2025, 14:03 UTC · re: Johannes Sixt · lore

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

Hi Hannes,
On Thu, 28 Aug 2025, Johannes Sixt wrote:
Show 11 quoted lines
> Am 28.08.25 um 10:58 schrieb Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget:
> > @@ -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.

Sorry for the late reply. As you suspected (seeing as you changed it when integrating sthe patch into your tree), it was just an artifact of history.

This patch entered Git for Windows back in the msysGit days, in https://github.com/msysgit/git/commit/1644f8ea0159 (2010-07-23), according to my records that corresponds to the v1.7.2.3.msysgit.0 timeframe, when this block was surrounded by similar, `[gitexec]`-using code blocks.

The patch remained virtually unchanged until https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/commit/076c4bc42171 (2025-06-16), which still made it into v2.50.0.

Starting with https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/commit/ab11df9a3899 (2025-08-05), this block's context changed, and I must have changed the block itself in reaction to it in Git for Windows (but I failed to miss it before sending the patch you reviewed). The patch made it into v2.51.0-rc0 in that new shape, using `[file join ...]` instead of `[gitexec]`.

Luckily, you made the very same adjustment before committing it as https://github.com/git/git/commit/aeaabebc1a10 (2025-08-28), so all is good.

Ciao, Johannes

Show 7 quoted lines
> 
> > +}
> >  if {![info exists env(GIT_ASK_YESNO)]} {
> >  	set env(GIT_ASK_YESNO) [file join $argv0dir git-gui--askyesno]
> >  }
> 
> 
Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget· Aug 28, 2025, 08:58 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget · lore

[PATCH v2 3/4] git-gui--askyesno: allow overriding the window title

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>

"Question?" is maybe not the most informative thing to ask. In the absence of better information, it is the best we can do, of course.

However, Git for Windows' auto updater just learned the trick to use git-gui--askyesno to ask the user whether to update now or not. And in this scripted scenario, we can easily pass a command-line option to change the window title.

So let's support that with the new `--title <title>` option.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 git-gui--askyesno | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Show changes to git-gui--askyesno +10 −1
diff --git a/git-gui--askyesno b/git-gui--askyesno
index f7312c70c2ca..d0c801c42c7c 100755
--- a/git-gui--askyesno
+++ b/git-gui--askyesno
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ exec wish "$0" -- "$@"
 # This is an implementation of a simple yes no dialog
 # which is injected into the git commandline by git gui
 # in case a yesno question needs to be answered.
+#
+# The window title, which defaults to "Question?", can be
+# overridden via the optional `--title` command-line
+# option.
 
 set NS {}
 set use_ttk [package vsatisfies [package provide Tk] 8.5]
@@ -12,10 +16,15 @@ if {$use_ttk} {
 	set NS ttk
 }
 
+set title "Question?"
 if {$argc < 1} {
 	puts stderr "Usage: $argv0 <question>"
 	exit 1
 } else {
+	if {$argc > 2 && [lindex $argv 0] == "--title"} {
+		set title [lindex $argv 1]
+		set argv [lreplace $argv 0 1]
+	}
 	set prompt [join $argv " "]
 }
 
@@ -38,5 +47,5 @@ pack .b -side bottom -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 15
 bind . <Key-Return> {exit 0}
 bind . <Key-Escape> {exit 1}
 
-wm title . "Question?"
+wm title . $title
 tk::PlaceWindow .
-- 
gitgitgadget
Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget· Aug 28, 2025, 08:58 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget · lore

[PATCH v2 4/4] git-gui--askyesno (mingw): use Git for Windows' icon, if available

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
This provides a unified look-and-feel in Git for Windows.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 git-gui--askyesno | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
Show changes to git-gui--askyesno +12 −0
diff --git a/git-gui--askyesno b/git-gui--askyesno
index d0c801c42c7c..142d1bc3de22 100755
--- a/git-gui--askyesno
+++ b/git-gui--askyesno
@@ -47,5 +47,17 @@ pack .b -side bottom -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 15
 bind . <Key-Return> {exit 0}
 bind . <Key-Escape> {exit 1}
 
+if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq {windows}} {
+	set icopath [file dirname [file normalize $argv0]]
+	if {[file tail $icopath] eq {git-core}} {
+		set icopath [file dirname $icopath]
+	}
+	set icopath [file dirname $icopath]
+	set icopath [file join $icopath share git git-for-windows.ico]
+	if {[file exists $icopath]} {
+		wm iconbitmap . -default $icopath
+	}
+}
+
 wm title . $title
 tk::PlaceWindow .
-- 
gitgitgadget
Mark Levedahl· Aug 28, 2025, 13:33 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget · lore

[PATCH] git-gui: use tk_messageBox for ask yes/no

git-gui includes git-gui--yesno that relies upon Tk 8.5 constructs, and this dialog box is not supported with Tk 9.0. Tk provides tk_messagebox for this same purpose, fully supported in Tk 8.5+, so use tk_messagebox instead.

Signed-off-by: Mark Levedahl <mlevedahl@gmail.com>
---
 git-gui--askyesno | 35 +++++++----------------------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
Show changes to git-gui--askyesno +7 −28
diff --git a/git-gui--askyesno b/git-gui--askyesno
index 142d1bc..cd986f2 100755
--- a/git-gui--askyesno
+++ b/git-gui--askyesno
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ exec wish "$0" -- "$@"
 # overridden via the optional `--title` command-line
 # option.
 
-set NS {}
-set use_ttk [package vsatisfies [package provide Tk] 8.5]
-if {$use_ttk} {
-	set NS ttk
-}
-
 set title "Question?"
 if {$argc < 1} {
 	puts stderr "Usage: $argv0 <question>"
@@ -28,25 +22,7 @@ if {$argc < 1} {
 	set prompt [join $argv " "]
 }
 
-${NS}::frame .t
-${NS}::label .t.m -text $prompt -justify center -width 40
-.t.m configure -wraplength 400
-pack .t.m -side top -fill x -padx 20 -pady 20 -expand 1
-pack .t -side top -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 20 -expand 1
-
-${NS}::frame .b
-${NS}::frame .b.left -width 200
-${NS}::button .b.yes -text Yes -command {exit 0}
-${NS}::button .b.no  -text No  -command {exit 1}
-
-pack .b.left -side left -expand 1 -fill x
-pack .b.yes -side left -expand 1
-pack .b.no -side right -expand 1 -ipadx 5
-pack .b -side bottom -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 15
-
-bind . <Key-Return> {exit 0}
-bind . <Key-Escape> {exit 1}
-
+set dlgicon {question}
 if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq {windows}} {
 	set icopath [file dirname [file normalize $argv0]]
 	if {[file tail $icopath] eq {git-core}} {
@@ -55,9 +31,12 @@ if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq {windows}} {
 	set icopath [file dirname $icopath]
 	set icopath [file join $icopath share git git-for-windows.ico]
 	if {[file exists $icopath]} {
-		wm iconbitmap . -default $icopath
+		set dlgicon $icopath
 	}
 }
 
-wm title . $title
-tk::PlaceWindow .
+wm withdraw .
+
+option add *Dialog.msg.font {Sans 10}
+set ans [tk_messageBox -icon $dlgicon -message $prompt -title $title -type yesno]
+exit [expr $ans eq {no}]
-- 
2.51.0.99.15
Johannes Schindelin· Aug 28, 2025, 13:49 UTC · re: Mark Levedahl · lore

Re: [PATCH] git-gui: use tk_messageBox for ask yes/no

Hi Mark,
On Thu, 28 Aug 2025, Mark Levedahl wrote:
> git-gui includes git-gui--yesno that relies upon Tk 8.5 constructs, and
> this dialog box is not supported with Tk 9.0.  Tk provides tk_messagebox
> for this same purpose, fully supported in Tk 8.5+, so use tk_messagebox
> instead.
Thank you very much!

Let's keep your patch separate, to give you full credit, and to keep Heiko's patch as close to the original that has survived in Git for Windows for so long.

Ciao, Johannes

Show 71 quoted lines
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mark Levedahl <mlevedahl@gmail.com>
> ---
>  git-gui--askyesno | 35 +++++++----------------------------
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/git-gui--askyesno b/git-gui--askyesno
> index 142d1bc..cd986f2 100755
> --- a/git-gui--askyesno
> +++ b/git-gui--askyesno
> @@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ exec wish "$0" -- "$@"
>  # overridden via the optional `--title` command-line
>  # option.
>  
> -set NS {}
> -set use_ttk [package vsatisfies [package provide Tk] 8.5]
> -if {$use_ttk} {
> -	set NS ttk
> -}
> -
>  set title "Question?"
>  if {$argc < 1} {
>  	puts stderr "Usage: $argv0 <question>"
> @@ -28,25 +22,7 @@ if {$argc < 1} {
>  	set prompt [join $argv " "]
>  }
>  
> -${NS}::frame .t
> -${NS}::label .t.m -text $prompt -justify center -width 40
> -.t.m configure -wraplength 400
> -pack .t.m -side top -fill x -padx 20 -pady 20 -expand 1
> -pack .t -side top -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 20 -expand 1
> -
> -${NS}::frame .b
> -${NS}::frame .b.left -width 200
> -${NS}::button .b.yes -text Yes -command {exit 0}
> -${NS}::button .b.no  -text No  -command {exit 1}
> -
> -pack .b.left -side left -expand 1 -fill x
> -pack .b.yes -side left -expand 1
> -pack .b.no -side right -expand 1 -ipadx 5
> -pack .b -side bottom -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 15
> -
> -bind . <Key-Return> {exit 0}
> -bind . <Key-Escape> {exit 1}
> -
> +set dlgicon {question}
>  if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq {windows}} {
>  	set icopath [file dirname [file normalize $argv0]]
>  	if {[file tail $icopath] eq {git-core}} {
> @@ -55,9 +31,12 @@ if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq {windows}} {
>  	set icopath [file dirname $icopath]
>  	set icopath [file join $icopath share git git-for-windows.ico]
>  	if {[file exists $icopath]} {
> -		wm iconbitmap . -default $icopath
> +		set dlgicon $icopath
>  	}
>  }
>  
> -wm title . $title
> -tk::PlaceWindow .
> +wm withdraw .
> +
> +option add *Dialog.msg.font {Sans 10}
> +set ans [tk_messageBox -icon $dlgicon -message $prompt -title $title -type yesno]
> +exit [expr $ans eq {no}]
> -- 
> 2.51.0.99.15
> 
> 
> 
Johannes Sixt· Aug 28, 2025, 21:18 UTC · re: Mark Levedahl · lore

Re: [PATCH] git-gui: use tk_messageBox for ask yes/no

Am 28.08.25 um 15:33 schrieb Mark Levedahl:
> git-gui includes git-gui--yesno that relies upon Tk 8.5 constructs, and
/--yesno/--askyesno/? BTW, I wonder which constructs you mean.
> this dialog box is not supported with Tk 9.0.  Tk provides tk_messagebox
> for this same purpose, fully supported in Tk 8.5+, so use tk_messagebox
> instead.

Which "this dialog box" do you mean here? The old code looks like a usual Tk main window to me.

Show 58 quoted lines
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mark Levedahl <mlevedahl@gmail.com>
> ---
>  git-gui--askyesno | 35 +++++++----------------------------
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/git-gui--askyesno b/git-gui--askyesno
> index 142d1bc..cd986f2 100755
> --- a/git-gui--askyesno
> +++ b/git-gui--askyesno
> @@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ exec wish "$0" -- "$@"
>  # overridden via the optional `--title` command-line
>  # option.
>  
> -set NS {}
> -set use_ttk [package vsatisfies [package provide Tk] 8.5]
> -if {$use_ttk} {
> -	set NS ttk
> -}
> -
>  set title "Question?"
>  if {$argc < 1} {
>  	puts stderr "Usage: $argv0 <question>"
> @@ -28,25 +22,7 @@ if {$argc < 1} {
>  	set prompt [join $argv " "]
>  }
>  
> -${NS}::frame .t
> -${NS}::label .t.m -text $prompt -justify center -width 40
> -.t.m configure -wraplength 400
> -pack .t.m -side top -fill x -padx 20 -pady 20 -expand 1
> -pack .t -side top -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 20 -expand 1
> -
> -${NS}::frame .b
> -${NS}::frame .b.left -width 200
> -${NS}::button .b.yes -text Yes -command {exit 0}
> -${NS}::button .b.no  -text No  -command {exit 1}
> -
> -pack .b.left -side left -expand 1 -fill x
> -pack .b.yes -side left -expand 1
> -pack .b.no -side right -expand 1 -ipadx 5
> -pack .b -side bottom -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 15
> -
> -bind . <Key-Return> {exit 0}
> -bind . <Key-Escape> {exit 1}
> -
> +set dlgicon {question}
>  if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq {windows}} {
>  	set icopath [file dirname [file normalize $argv0]]
>  	if {[file tail $icopath] eq {git-core}} {
> @@ -55,9 +31,12 @@ if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq {windows}} {
>  	set icopath [file dirname $icopath]
>  	set icopath [file join $icopath share git git-for-windows.ico]
>  	if {[file exists $icopath]} {
> -		wm iconbitmap . -default $icopath
> +		set dlgicon $icopath
>  	}
>  }

I think there is a misunderstanding what the purpose of this icon is. It is the icon shown on the window frame/decoration, not the icon next to the text.

Show 6 quoted lines
>  
> -wm title . $title
> -tk::PlaceWindow .
> +wm withdraw .
> +
> +option add *Dialog.msg.font {Sans 10}

Is this to replicate the old appearance? I don't think it is necessary. Let's assume tk_messageBox does a sensible thing.

> +set ans [tk_messageBox -icon $dlgicon -message $prompt -title $title -type yesno]

This option -icon can only be one of the words error, info, question or warning. It has nothing to do with the icon above.

> +exit [expr $ans eq {no}]
-- Hannes

← back to recent threads