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Re: Problem with tramp and magit
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Michael Albinus |
Subject: |
Re: Problem with tramp and magit |
Date: |
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:55:27 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Stephan Lindner <address@hidden> writes:
> Hi there,
Hi Stephan,
> I cannot use magit when accessing a project on my server via tramp. I
> think this is a question that was asked before
> (https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/35055/magit-with-tramp-is-not-working-with-git-correctly)
> but I could not
> find a solution.
>
> Here is the warning message:
>
> | Error (magit): Magit requires Git >= 1.9.4, but on
> | /ssh:address@hidden: the version is 1.8.3.
> |
> | If multiple Git versions are installed on the host then the
> | problem might be that TRAMP uses the wrong executable.
> |
> | First check the value of `magit-git-executable'. Its value is
> | used when running git locally as well as when running it on a
> | remote host. The default value is "git", except on Windows
> | where an absolute path is used for performance reasons.
> |
> | If the value already is just "git" but TRAMP never-the-less
> | doesn't use the correct executable, then consult the info node
> | `(tramp)Remote programs'.
>
> I checked in with an admin person who told me that there are different
> versions of git on the server. So I created a
> symlink in my home bin director (/home/users/lindners/bin) to a
> different git version.
>
> | address@hidden bin]$ ls -lh
> | lrwxrwxrwx. 1 lindners HPCUsers 33 May 29 15:00 git ->
> | /opt/rh/rh-git29/root/usr/bin/git
>
> And when I check the version I get this:
>
> | address@hidden bin]$ git --version
> | git version 2.9.3
>
>
> I further added the path to tramp-remote-path:
>
> | (add-to-list 'tramp-remote-path "/home/users/lindners/bin")
>
> But the problem still persists. If there a solution to this issue?
Well, I'm not a magit user, so I cannot debug magit itself. But you
might check first, which git version you're using via Tramp. First check
the command to be called:
C-h v magit-git-executable
The result shall be "git". Next, open a remote buffer, say dired in
"/ssh:address@hidden:", and apply the following shell
commands:
M-! which git
M-! git --version
I suppose that magit uses both synchronous and asynchronous processes,
so you shall check the results for asynchronous shell commands as well:
M-& which git
M-& git --version
> Thanks so much! I am using tramp daily and it is great!
>
> Best,
>
> Stephan
Best regards, Michael.