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About git path for Sourcetree

Norlan He

Hi,

I got a problem when I want to clone a repository from bitbucket using sourceTree in MAC OS. It seems sourcetree default my git PATH in /usr/local/git while my git is exactly installed somewhere else(installed with brew) which makes the warning below when cloning and the cloning can't be finished.

warning: templates not found /usr/local/git/share/git-core/templates

How could I fix this problem! Much thanks!

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Zachary Segal

I had the same "Template not found" error with a fresh installation of SourceTree 2.0.5.2 in Yosemite 10.10.3 with Xcode 6.3.1 installed. To investigate the problem I opened the SourceTree Preferences and went to the Git Preferences Panel. There the panel was reporting that I was using the embedded version, I switched to "System Git" and then switched back to "Embedded Git", and it fixed the problem.

Seems like there may be a glitch in SourceTree, I hope my findings helps anyone who is having the same problem.

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KieranA

Hey Norlan,

What happens when you type in "which git" at the terminal?

Thanks!

Norlan He

/usr/local/homebrew/bin/git

this should be a soft link organized by the brew,the actual home path of the git should be /usr/local/homebrew/Cellar/git/1.8.5.2 where I can find the share/git-core/templates

Seth

Is sourcetree configured to use embedded or system git?

Norlan He

Thanks for helping! It's just a stupid mistake. Sourcetree can works normally through this warning, but I need to wait for nearly an hour to finish the cloning for the project is too large. Embarrassing.

bdimaggio

This was bugging me for ages, although it didn't seem to affect the speed with which I could clone repos. Anyway, I fixed it by adding the [init] section to .gitconfig in my home directory, so that it looked at SourceTree's git templates directory when cloning a repo:

[init]
templatedir = /Applications/SourceTree.app/Contents/Resources/git_local/share/git-core/templates

Simon Donaldson

This happened to me on a 1gig+ repo. Shame the progress bar doesn't show any activity in that time and it looks like it's hung

Zachary Segal

Seems like there may be a glitch in SourceTree, I hope my findings helps anyone who is having the same problem.

Mathew4

Thank you Segal, your workaround was perfectly worked for me.

With Xcode 6.3.1, Source tree 2.0.5.2 and Yosemite 10.10.3

Thank you for posting this.

Steps:

Source tree Menu
Preferences
Git
Click on System Git under Embedded Git Version 2.2.1
Reset to embedded Git

thinsoldier

This seems to have worked. I still can't clone a submodule from Bitbucket due to a different error involving passwords. But the templates portion of the error went away thanks to this.

Pratik Shah

Thanks! This worked for me too!

Ramanathan Vall

If it is Windows, try it with

[init]

templatedir = C:/Program Files/Git/mingw64/share/git-core/templates

hezll

It works after I switchted to 'System Git' .

alough I downloaded and installed git from https://git-scm.com/downloads

Ares

I can confirm this is a problem with the embedded git version (v2.8.1). Switching to System Git (v2.10.1) fixed the problem.

Todd Smith_b5svth

When I had this problem I was l already using system git, but switching to the embedded one fixed it.

Mike Corsaro

Just to get this all in one post: if you're seeing this on Windows, do the following:

First, find and open your .gitconfig, which should be in: "C:\Users\USERNAME\.gitconfig"
Then, add the following, and do not wrap the path in single or double quotes:

If you're using System Git:

[init]
    templatedir = C:/Program Files/Git/mingw64/share/git-core/templates

If you're using Embedded Git:

[init]
    templatedir = C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Local/Atlassian/SourceTree/git_local/mingw32/share/git-core/templates

If done correctly, running "git config --global init.templatedir" should print the path you added above.
If the above did not print the directory you just added, run "git config --list --show-origin" and find the entry and path for "init.templatedir" -- which will let you know where git is loading the config value from

snowboard_pat

thank you!

Andres Lopera

It worked for me. Thanks.

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