git tab no longer working

[3vil3lch]

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Description

With atom v1.34 I can no longer use the git tab of the github package (I suppose it belongs to that package since disabling it makes it unavailable)

The steps to reproduce are an example. When I checked the dev tools console, I saw the error message

error launching git: The filename or extension is too long.

coming up quite frequently (e.g. for git rev-parse).

It seems like all git operations are broken.

When I downgrade to v1.33.1, it is working fine. Command line (git bash and Win cmd) work fine as well.

The git highlighting within the editor itself works though! It marks all lines as added/modified correctly. There is only an issue with the git tab.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open any git repository as a project in atom (with any subdirectory, existing repository freshly cloned)
2. git tab asks me to init a repo
3. trying to init a new repo causes in error message:

error launching git: The filename or extension is too long.

Expected behavior: git commands work

Actual behavior: all git commands fail

Reproduces how often: 100%

Versions

Atom : 1.34.0
Electron: 2.0.16
Chrome : 61.0.3163.100
Node : 8.9.3
Windows 7

Additional Information

[rsese]

Thanks for the report! I tested on Windows 10 with 1.34.0 and a simple test repository worked ok (no errors and I can commit).

I'm guessing despite the error message, the location of a repository you've tried on your computer isn't a super long path? Can you share an example path? Also, are there any spaces or special characters anywhere in the path?

Lastly, are you working on a local drive or network drive?

[3vil3lch]

a sample path would something link: /c/Git/superXXX/superYYY/ZZZCode/
but I also tried shorter paths, still the same error

I'm working on a local drive

I just checked on some other pc's, this error does not occur (also Win 7, same Versions as above, Win 10 is also working)

This might actually be just a strange issue on my computer 😢

Would you have any idea how this issue might be caused? nevermind, missed the transfer, Might this be a question more suitable for the github package repo?

[rsese]

Hmm yeah I does seem like there could be an issue specific to the one computer, not sure what it could be - can you share what your PATH looks like? I think in PowerShell it's $env:path and in cmd.exe it's echo %PATH% (feel free to redact any sensitive details from the output, mostly interested in any Git related paths).

[3vil3lch]

sorry for the delay, didn't have access to said computer over the weekend

the only paths in there relating to git are:

C:\Program Files\Git\bin;
C:\Program Files\Git LFS;

but still, all other tools that somehow use git, seem to not have an issue (including the older version of atom)

this is not urgent for me, I'm used to do everything git related via command line anyway, I'm just confused how this issue might have been caused

[ThOmOrOw]

I think I have the same problem, the GIT tab doesn't work on the latest version of Atom (1.34.0). It worked perfectly before that.
What I mean by "doesn't work" is that:

• Atom doesn't recognize my GIT folder and asks me to create a new one
• If I try to create it as aked, it sends me a fail message
• I am still able to use GIT through the CLI
• If I try to create a new git repository in a different location it doesn't work neither, same fail message
• If I uninstall Atom and install the version 1.32.2 it works again

On Windows 10 x64

[sorcamarian]

Are there news about this issue?

[rsese]

Sorry no news @sorcamarian - at the time I tested, I was unable to reproduce Windows 10 with 1.34.0 so it seems like there's something about the setup of some people's computers that cause the error but it's not clear what that is. Just to clarify, are you getting the same error launching git: The filename or extension is too long error message and you're on Windows? What version of Atom are you running (atom -v)?