Bug 480932

Summary:	File Browser Doesn't Open Folder When Git Isn't Installed
Product:	[Applications] kate	Reporter:	iwant99stats
Component:	search	Assignee:	KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	christoph
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	23.08.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/commit/141bb4732d38d578c9d188c8b7b3c628c43f46fa	Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description iwant99stats 2024-02-06 04:31:32 UTC

SUMMARY

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Don't Install Git 
2. Click Open Folder Button
3. Have a .git subfolder in the parent folder. (ex: parentfolder/.git/)
3. Open the folder

OBSERVED RESULT
Folder browser is blank (specifically the "projects" button)

EXPECTED RESULT
To see files and navigate like a free man.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Thanks for all the hard work! Nvim is a bit meh for me. VS Code too bloated. :)

Comment 1 Christoph Cullmann 2024-03-15 18:14:33 UTC

We rely on git for that.
We might want to better report that git is missing in such cases.

Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2024-09-28 11:55:17 UTC

A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/merge_requests/1603

Comment 3 Christoph Cullmann 2024-09-28 17:57:21 UTC

Git commit 141bb4732d38d578c9d188c8b7b3c628c43f46fa by Christoph Cullmann, on behalf of Waqar Ahmed.
Committed on 28/09/2024 at 17:52.
Pushed by cullmann into branch 'master'.

project: Emit error if the relevant vcs wasn't found when loading

So that the user knows what happened and can fix the situation

M  +13   -0    addons/project/kateproject.cpp
M  +20   -1    addons/project/kateprojectworker.cpp
M  +9    -6    addons/project/kateprojectworker.h

https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/commit/141bb4732d38d578c9d188c8b7b3c628c43f46fa