Re: Git Bug Report: git add --patch > "e" makes keyboard unresponsive

["brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>]

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On 2024-04-24 at 16:22:12, Dan Demp wrote:
> Thank you for filling out a Git bug report!
> Please answer the following questions to help us understand your issue.
> 
> What did you do before the bug happened? (Steps to reproduce your issue)
> 
> When doing a git add --patch, I used the "e" option to edit a diff I
> couldn't split sufficiently. This worked, however when it moved on to
> the next diff, my keyboard became unresponsive.
> 
> What did you expect to happen? (Expected behavior)
> 
> Not make my keyboard unresponsive.
> 
> What happened instead? (Actual behavior)
> 
> I was unable to enter any option to proceed with the patch, and even
> Ctrl+C failed to kill the git command. I ended up having to close my
> Git Bash process and open a new one.
> 
> What's different between what you expected and what actually happened?
> 
> Keyboard unresponsive.
> 
> Anything else you want to add:
> 
> I've reproduced this every subsequent time I've tried this, and it's
> specific to using the "e" option with --patch.

Using the "e" option should invoke your editor and wait until it exits.
The only way Git has to know that you're done editing is that the editor
process it invokes has exited.

What does "git var GIT_EDITOR" at a Git Bash prompt print?  If you have
your editor configured to open in an existing editor window, does
closing the new editor tab or window that Git causes to be opened fix
the problem?
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brian m. carlson (they/them or he/him)
Toronto, Ontario, CA

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