From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8655A1F404 for ; Fri, 16 Mar 2018 20:52:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751630AbeCPUwr (ORCPT ); Fri, 16 Mar 2018 16:52:47 -0400 Received: from mail-pl0-f68.google.com ([209.85.160.68]:44761 "EHLO mail-pl0-f68.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750915AbeCPUwq (ORCPT ); Fri, 16 Mar 2018 16:52:46 -0400 Received: by mail-pl0-f68.google.com with SMTP id 9-v6so6594297ple.11 for ; Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:52:46 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=CG+Umk0ddhCnlfEVNJpVAZjOuZSoEuaKr7PjUIQ3nY0=; b=Ib4XwFRzCscDuc3Nsl16ZhJ6Z9njQgREhQpcTUG4TQQAdXm1AN2QEAo/dPYUYLoDgA cp2RNMaE12CsfPeb+ITPvbxioZ1ECKjj5GWw0jGDtkIBr1YoFNsrE2dNWWRQgla4OQjm n2mCNmAazSqdaGepz219hcZ5VGTaGWI1DTEDtqlUY3VOJfLaeyypLakM5j67Qm6FPpTa p/zbW8B2gKMre1d4fP3V30eu43QXDEOZsyGJLvu58icTRhKif9dOcYCNDHKpPrnBIRVc H8b0k4FP8aBuPolUI4xhkdNWW/nFQyi4nmZWnXh1dZRxdpeO5Lde9V+YV9hsA8HlQjNf Vf0Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=CG+Umk0ddhCnlfEVNJpVAZjOuZSoEuaKr7PjUIQ3nY0=; b=j4YxTXOsUZVFGfA1fsZMRDsmyuskHKtnTrPyBB59rsHJEMRhHjDO4BSu626uzYlTkP hpSa57WNzlKg+s0zy01jwuRJAyT/KI+V6wHz/7UmAyHS/BQxhPOzqNFFweMSqRO8RKdK WzUXZZ82dCYRj5UU24e1mjtLBfCEEYEoBevLxCmpFGBo+TQiHWXmVa6D6sFT/dtvx1uX 6QG4nkHq0VHb+6br1I1AN7Ry1hX2e2uG4/o21lqDJ4PzYzLCY1irpJZjQFCXNPg0VmFy FjNaMOrJjJXWYDVqrAb5o0g+IOeqUC/6XugjBmpyikkPY7DMRfLZZaQ2eB2DyJOdJZYg x9vQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AElRT7Hos5fsItaaHgTJx+vnOOANcTmjJvpIkzAah1ltDFUa2TTuXSbb 9nQf7ZFZP3Q5snq4x5lOxXs= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AG47ELvqx0SkcS/QvePLFYlqDiffVrMeUYYVkYQsllHRa2DCJmWHUtFR6Xs5nHnFP3nmI4/PPN4iBw== X-Received: by 2002:a17:902:5066:: with SMTP id f35-v6mr3573683plh.14.1521233565436; Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:52:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from aiede.svl.corp.google.com ([2620:0:100e:422:4187:1d6c:d3d6:9ce6]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id r1sm13459094pgq.41.2018.03.16.13.52.44 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:52:45 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:52:43 -0700 From: Jonathan Nieder To: "Briggs, John" Cc: "git@vger.kernel.org" , "git-for-windows@googlegroups.com" Subject: Re: getting fatal error trying to open git gui Message-ID: <20180316205243.GB151588@aiede.svl.corp.google.com> References: <20180316195756.GA151588@aiede.svl.corp.google.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.9.2 (2017-12-15) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Briggs, John wrote: > Jonathan Nieder wrote: >> Briggs, John wrote: >>> I just installed git for windows 10 and am getting "git-gui: fatal >>> error" "Cannot parse Git version string. >>> >>> When I execute "git version" in the command prompt I get Git version >>> 2.16.2.windows.1 >>> >>> Everything else seems to be working. How can I get the gui to work? >> >> That's strange indeed. Why is Git capitalized when you run "git version"? > > Got it figured out. Git gui must be ran as administrator. Hm, that leaves me even more mystified. Before v1.7.4-rc0~155^2~4 (git-gui: generic version trimming, 2010-10-07), git-gui was not able to handle "git version" output like "git version 2.16.2.windows.1", but since then, it should have been able to cope fine with it. I wonder: do you have multiple versions of git gui installed? Thanks, Jonathan