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bcon40
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7 years ago
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Get minimum Git version error even though I have later version.

Using the CodeCollaborator client GUI in Linux, I am attempting to add an SCM configuration for git.  However, when I do so, I get a Configuration error:  "Error:  Minimum Git version 1.7.5 is required."  My current version of git is 2.8.2.  Any suggestions regarding what I can do to debug this?

 

  • Problem resolved:  When running git, typing "git version" returned 2.8.2.  I was indeed running 2.8.2.  However, when I tried to determine the location of my git executable (I'm on a large system with lots of users and software), I used "whereis git" on the Linux command line.  This returned a path to an incorrect version of the executable (which was older than 1.7.5).  This is the path that I specified to the CodeCollaborator client.  Using "which git" on the Linux command line returned the correct path to the 2.8.2 version.  When I specified this path to the client, all was good.  Sorry if I wasted anyone's time.  To the powers that be:  feel free to remove this message if possible.

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  • bcon40's avatar
    bcon40
    New Contributor

    Problem resolved:  When running git, typing "git version" returned 2.8.2.  I was indeed running 2.8.2.  However, when I tried to determine the location of my git executable (I'm on a large system with lots of users and software), I used "whereis git" on the Linux command line.  This returned a path to an incorrect version of the executable (which was older than 1.7.5).  This is the path that I specified to the CodeCollaborator client.  Using "which git" on the Linux command line returned the correct path to the 2.8.2 version.  When I specified this path to the client, all was good.  Sorry if I wasted anyone's time.  To the powers that be:  feel free to remove this message if possible.

    • TanyaYatskovska's avatar
      TanyaYatskovska
      SmartBear Alumni (Retired)

      Hi Bcon40,

       

      Thanks for sharing your solution with us!

      I've moved it to a separate post and marked accordingly.