RE: getting fatal error trying to open git gui

2018-03-19 Thread Johannes Schindelin
Hi John, On Mon, 19 Mar 2018, Briggs, John wrote: > I used Git-2.16.2-64-bit.exe to install. I used all defaults except for > editor, where I chose Notpad++. If your Git GUI mentions something funny about the version string when run as normal user, but not when run as administrator, I do suspect

RE: getting fatal error trying to open git gui

2018-03-19 Thread Briggs, John
Subject: Re: getting fatal error trying to open git gui On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 2:01 PM, Briggs, John wrote: > No, it was a fresh install. Plus file search reveals only one copy of the > file. > > I also noticed that I cannot use the file properties to run as administrator. > I must

Re: getting fatal error trying to open git gui

2018-03-16 Thread Bryan Turner
On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 2:01 PM, Briggs, John wrote: > No, it was a fresh install. Plus file search reveals only one copy of the > file. > > I also noticed that I cannot use the file properties to run as administrator. > I must right-click on Git GUI and select "More >> Run as administrator" in

RE: getting fatal error trying to open git gui

2018-03-16 Thread Briggs, John
;run as administrator" checked on both shortcut and the program (or any combo of). John -Original Message- From: Jonathan Nieder Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 2:53 PM To: Briggs, John Cc: git@vger.kernel.org; git-for-wind...@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: getting fatal error trying to

Re: getting fatal error trying to open git gui

2018-03-16 Thread Jonathan Nieder
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 >>> >>> Everythi

RE: getting fatal error trying to open git gui

2018-03-16 Thread Briggs, John
Got it figured out. Git gui must be ran as administrator. John -Original Message- From: Jonathan Nieder Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 1:58 PM To: Briggs, John Cc: git@vger.kernel.org; git-for-wind...@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: getting fatal error trying to open git gui Hi, Briggs

Re: getting fatal error trying to open git gui

2018-03-16 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Hi, 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 wo