How do I get git working? [ resolved ]

[upstream]

I've installed git with ab for a command line installatation, but it doesn't do anything.  I've tried git config and git init and git help and maybe a few others, but it just returns back to the command line without any error message at all.
I've snooped around on the system and found a bunch of git-like commands in /usr/local/libexec/git-core, and these seem to work.
So, my question is, what can I do to get git working like it should?

Thanks very much.
Upstream

[Rich]

Hi upstream
The info file mentions:

Some modes of operation require perl, curl and expat extensions.

[upstream]

Thanks Rich, for your response.

I've installed perl, curl, and expat extensions, and it still isn't working.

[Rich]

Hi upstream
Seems a bit odd you don't at least get an error message. Try this:

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git
dmesg | tailSee if any git related errors are logged. I that doesn't show anything useful, reboot and use the  syslog  boot code.
Then try:

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git
tail /var/log/messagesand see if that produces anything useful.

[upstream]

Thanks Rich.
There is nothing new on dmesg, and there is nothing in /var/log except wtmp and autologin.

I solved the problem, by adding git to onboot.lst
I guess it just wasn't meant to work ondemand.

I first managed to get it working, by adding /usr/local/libexec/git-core/ to my $PATH with:

PATH=/usr/local/libexec/git-core/:$PATH

Strange thing though, even if I set PATH back to it's original, git still continued to work, until I reboot.

So, I added it to my onboot.lst and restarted.  That solved my problem.

Thanks for your help,
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[althalus]

Ondemand and CLI applications have never really worked well together. Since the ondemand feature depends on a .desktop file to run the application, and most cli apps don't have .desktop files, the script loads the extension, but DOESNT run the CLI application. Your shell caches your PATH, so it "knows" where to find git, and it's the ondemand script. Run "hash -r" after running git, and it then finds the "right" git.

If that makes any sense.


A thought: Maybe the ondemand script should automatically assume an extension without a .desktop file to parse is a cli app, and run "hash -r" as the command?

[gerald_clark]

The ondemand script would be running hash -r in its own environment.
That would do you no good.

[althalus]

The ondemand script would be running hash -r in its own environment.
That would do you no good.

You're right, of course. If it was that simple, someone else would have already suggested it. Next time, more coffee before posting!

[upstream]

Thanks Gerald and althalus, that explains a lot, and now I know that, I can make git ondemand again.

Upstream