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Installing 'git:send-email' masks underlying git installations and does not imply installing git

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From: Josh Marshall <joshua.r.marshall.1991 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Installing 'git:send-email' masks underlying git installations and
 does not imply installing git
Date: Sat, 16 May 2020 16:59:37 -0400

When installing "git:send-email", the dependency "git" is not
installed.  Installing this also masks a local installation of git
masked when running in a foreign distro.  The particular failure
observed is that repos transferred over https no longer worked with
the error `fatal: unable to find remote helper for 'https'`.

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From: Jonathan Brielmaier <jonathan.brielmaier <at> web.de>
To: 41339 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Installing 'git:send-email' masks underlying git installations and
 does not imply installing git
Date: Sun, 17 May 2020 00:39:46 +0200

This also happens in a different constellation. I have installed git via
system config and git:send-email via user profile.

This also leads to the mention error with https repos.

Message #11 received at 41339 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: Josh Marshall <joshua.r.marshall.1991 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 41339 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41339: Installing 'git:send-email' masks underlying git
 installations and does not imply installing git
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 19:00:00 +0100

Dear,

On Sat, 16 May 2020 at 16:59, Josh Marshall <joshua.r.marshall.1991 <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> When installing "git:send-email", the dependency "git" is not
> installed.

It is an eternal question. :-)  Should installing the package “python-foo”
or “r-bar” also install the package “python” or the package “r-minimal”?

Well, the answer seems being: it is up to the user.  Because of
diversity.  Imagine that I want to install Git version x.y and the Git
package coming with “git:send-email” is at version p.q.  Just one
example.

Therefore, I do not think it can be considered as a bug.

>            Installing this also masks a local installation of git
> masked when running in a foreign distro.  The particular failure
> observed is that repos transferred over https no longer worked with
> the error `fatal: unable to find remote helper for 'https'`.

I am not sure to understand.  What do you mean?  Could you provide an
example to reproduce?


All the best,
simon

Message #14 received at 41339 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Josh Marshall <joshua.r.marshall.1991 <at> gmail.com>
To: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 41339 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41339: Installing 'git:send-email' masks underlying git
 installations and does not imply installing git
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:05:17 -0400

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Gosh, it has been months.  I'm not sure, and I'm pretty mentally spent.

On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 2:00 PM zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear,
>
> On Sat, 16 May 2020 at 16:59, Josh Marshall <
> joshua.r.marshall.1991 <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > When installing "git:send-email", the dependency "git" is not
> > installed.
>
> It is an eternal question. :-)  Should installing the package “python-foo”
> or “r-bar” also install the package “python” or the package “r-minimal”?
>
> Well, the answer seems being: it is up to the user.  Because of
> diversity.  Imagine that I want to install Git version x.y and the Git
> package coming with “git:send-email” is at version p.q.  Just one
> example.
>
> Therefore, I do not think it can be considered as a bug.
>
> >            Installing this also masks a local installation of git
> > masked when running in a foreign distro.  The particular failure
> > observed is that repos transferred over https no longer worked with
> > the error `fatal: unable to find remote helper for 'https'`.
>
> I am not sure to understand.  What do you mean?  Could you provide an
> example to reproduce?
>
>
> All the best,
> simon
>

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Message #17 received at 41339 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: Josh Marshall <joshua.r.marshall.1991 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 41339 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41339: Installing 'git:send-email' masks underlying git
 installations and does not imply installing git
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 23:45:23 +0100

Dear,

On Wed, 28 Oct 2020 at 17:05, Josh Marshall <joshua.r.marshall.1991 <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> Gosh, it has been months.  I'm not sure, and I'm pretty mentally
> spent.

Sorry for the delay.


> On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 2:00 PM zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> wrote:

>> >            Installing this also masks a local installation of git
>> > masked when running in a foreign distro.  The particular failure
>> > observed is that repos transferred over https no longer worked with
>> > the error `fatal: unable to find remote helper for 'https'`.
>>
>> I am not sure to understand.  What do you mean?  Could you provide an
>> example to reproduce?

Well, I mark this bug as moreinfo for now.  Feel free to provide an
example to reproduce when you can.


All the best,
simon

Message #22 received at 41339 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: Jonathan Brielmaier <jonathan.brielmaier <at> web.de>
Cc: 41339 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41339: Installing 'git:send-email' masks underlying git
 installations and does not imply installing git
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 23:58:12 +0100

Hi Jonathan,

On Sun, 17 May 2020 at 00:39, Jonathan Brielmaier <jonathan.brielmaier <at> web.de> wrote:

> This also leads to the mention error with https repos.

Could you provide an example to reproduce?


All the best,
simon

Message #27 received at 41339-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 41339-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Josh Marshall <joshua.r.marshall.1991 <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#41339: Installing 'git:send-email' masks underlying git
 installations and does not imply installing git
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 23:08:14 -0400

Hello,

zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Dear,
>
> On Wed, 28 Oct 2020 at 17:05, Josh Marshall <joshua.r.marshall.1991 <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>> Gosh, it has been months.  I'm not sure, and I'm pretty mentally
>> spent.
>
> Sorry for the delay.
>
>
>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 2:00 PM zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> >            Installing this also masks a local installation of git
>>> > masked when running in a foreign distro.  The particular failure
>>> > observed is that repos transferred over https no longer worked with
>>> > the error `fatal: unable to find remote helper for 'https'`.
>>>
>>> I am not sure to understand.  What do you mean?  Could you provide an
>>> example to reproduce?
>
> Well, I mark this bug as moreinfo for now.  Feel free to provide an
> example to reproduce when you can.

I'm closing this forgotten issue.  It seems the original problem
reported had to do with the system and user profiles not being merged as
would be expected, which is already known as #20255.

Thanks,

Maxim

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