Re: git not fetching from origin...

[Carl D. Sorensen]

On 5/24/09 10:46 PM, "Mark Polesky" <address@hidden> wrote:

> 
> 
>> And how do I exit the EDIT_COMMITMSG window? I've included an
>> image showing the window. If I click on the X button, the whole
>> git bash shell closes along with it. That can't be right.
> 
> Okay, this one I figured out. It says here
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-commit.html#_environment_a
> nd_configuration_variables
> 
> The editor used to edit the commit log message will be chosen from
> the GIT_EDITOR environment variable, the core.editor configuration
> variable, the VISUAL environment variable, or the EDITOR
> environment variable (in that order).
> 
> So I right-clicked on the Desktop "My Computer" icon -->
> Properties --> Advanced --> Environment Variables --> User
> variables --> New -->
> 
> Variable Name: GIT_EDITOR
> Variable Value: <path to my preferred editor>
> 
> So now,
> 
> $ git commit -a
> 
> opens my preferred editor.
> 
> One down. Maybe there's hope!

Absolutely!  You're on the downhill side now!

This should be added to the CG.  Who's got responsibility for the git part
of the CG?

Thanks,

Carl