# Git 2.26 rebase.backend change issue 3 messages from 2020-03-28 to 2020-03-28. Participants: Bastian Buchholz, Jeff King. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/53121 ## Bastian Buchholz, 2020-03-28 08:21 Subject: Git 2.26 rebase.backend change issue Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAJTX9qSjnPGKEBDB_ma5QqWOwop5s15kskKQ7EU2ne7VFEBnfA%40mail.gmail.com ``` Hello, Just wanted to report that I am running into issues with the git 2.26 `rebase.backend` change. I am a maintainer on https://github.com/FredrikNoren/ungit which is a UI for git using a http server / browser architecture. We are using `git rebase` in non interactive mode (e.g. not specifying `-i` or `--interactive`) on the server and with git 2.26 this fails because it seems that it now runs in interactive mode by default. It tries to an editor on `git rebase --continue`. Specifying `-c rebase.backend=apply` fixes our issue see https://github.com/FredrikNoren/ungit/issues/1301 It would be great if the new merge backend would also support a non interactive mode e.g. by respecting the `-i` or `--interactive` option, Thanks and regards Bastian Buchholz ``` ## Jeff King, 2020-03-28 14:18 Subject: Re: Git 2.26 rebase.backend change issue Message-ID: <20200328141814.GA1198080@coredump.intra.peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20200328141814.GA1198080%40coredump.intra.peff.net In-Reply-To: ``` On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 09:21:08AM +0100, Bastian Buchholz wrote: > Just wanted to report that I am running into issues with the git 2.26 > `rebase.backend` change. > I am a maintainer on https://github.com/FredrikNoren/ungit which is a > UI for git using a http server / browser architecture. > We are using `git rebase` in non interactive mode (e.g. not specifying > `-i` or `--interactive`) on the server and with git 2.26 this fails > because it seems that it now runs in interactive mode by default. It > tries to an editor on `git rebase --continue`. > Specifying `-c rebase.backend=apply` fixes our issue see > https://github.com/FredrikNoren/ungit/issues/1301 I don't think --interactive is relevant here; the features triggered by that option (i.e., the ability to tweak the instruction list) are different from the notion that rebase would never interact with the user at all. There's more discussion of this change in the thread at: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20200310174017.GA549010@coredump.intra.peff.net/ The simplest fix is likely to set GIT_EDITOR=: in your environment when you don't want the user to ever be presented with an editor. -Peff ``` ## Bastian Buchholz, 2020-03-28 14:50 Subject: Re: Git 2.26 rebase.backend change issue Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAJTX9qQUDr6qywMjN0%3D2OL7AFdbkwGRB1zpKj_fi2_%3DLEdVGBg%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20200328141814.GA1198080@coredump.intra.peff.net> ``` Yes, the issue we have is the same described in the other thread. I will try using GIT_EDITOR=: instead. Thanks! On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 3:18 PM Jeff King wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 09:21:08AM +0100, Bastian Buchholz wrote: > > > Just wanted to report that I am running into issues with the git 2.26 > > `rebase.backend` change. > > I am a maintainer on https://github.com/FredrikNoren/ungit which is a > > UI for git using a http server / browser architecture. > > We are using `git rebase` in non interactive mode (e.g. not specifying > > `-i` or `--interactive`) on the server and with git 2.26 this fails > > because it seems that it now runs in interactive mode by default. It > > tries to an editor on `git rebase --continue`. > > Specifying `-c rebase.backend=apply` fixes our issue see > > https://github.com/FredrikNoren/ungit/issues/1301 > > I don't think --interactive is relevant here; the features triggered by > that option (i.e., the ability to tweak the instruction list) are > different from the notion that rebase would never interact with the user > at all. > > There's more discussion of this change in the thread at: > > https://lore.kernel.org/git/20200310174017.GA549010@coredump.intra.peff.net/ > > The simplest fix is likely to set GIT_EDITOR=: in your environment when > you don't want the user to ever be presented with an editor. > > -Peff ```