Here's how I set up gedit as my editor and it works as expected: git config --global --unset-all core.editor git config --global --add core.editor "gedit -w"
Running on 14.04 64 bit (Mint). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1100415 Title: "git commit" fails if gedit is already opened Status in gedit package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Steps to reproduce: 1) Open gedit 2) Go to git directory 3) Change a tracked file (file.c) 4) Execute "git add file.c" 5) Set gedit as default editor with "git config --global core.editor gedit" 5) Then "git commit" Expected result: gedit opens, user adds comment, saves the file and successfully ends commit: "[master 31c21eb] USER COMMENT GOES HERE 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)" Current result: After gedit is opened git immediately outputs following message: "Aborting commit due to empty commit message." It's a common issue when using gedit with git; not related to Linux distro or its architecture (x86 or x86-64) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1100415/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
