This bug still exists and is not just a configuration issue. If you set the global git configuration to core.editor="gedit -w -s", you will get the following result:
jonathan@Aristotle:~/EclipseWorkspaces/AGI$ git commit -sS --status Failed to register: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: Method "DescribeAll" with signature "" on interface "org.gtk.Actions" doesn't exist error: There was a problem with the editor 'gedit -w -s'. Please supply the message using either -m or -F option. This will happen whether gedit is already open or not. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1100415 Title: "git commit" fails if gedit is already opened To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1100415/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
