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Fix stderr redirections for git commands on Windows #62

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Fix stderr redirections for git commands on Windows
JacobusXIII Apr 7, 2026
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Fix mixing string interpolation and concatenation
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14 changes: 12 additions & 2 deletions bin/GitUtility.rb
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Expand Up @@ -31,14 +31,24 @@ def self.get_git_has_uncommitted_changes(path)
return run_git(path, 'status --porcelain') != nil
end

# Git executable for shell invocation: PATH name or quoted path when $git_bin_path is set.
def self.git_exe
return $git_bin_path.to_s.empty? ? 'git' : "\"#{$git_bin_path}git\""
end

# Shell stderr redirect for discarding git noise: cmd.exe has no /dev/null (use 2>nul); Unix uses 2>/dev/null.
def self.git_stderr_null
return (RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /mswin|mingw|cygwin/) ? '2>nul' : '2>/dev/null'
end

# Runs a git command from the directory of path.
# Returns trimmed output as string, or nil on empty output / error.
def self.run_git(path, args)
return nil if path.nil? || !File.exist?(path)
dir = File.directory?(path) ? path : File.dirname(path)
curr_dir = Dir.pwd
Dir.chdir(dir)
cmd = ($git_bin_path.to_s.empty? ? 'git' : "\"#{$git_bin_path}git\"") + ' ' + args + ' 2>/dev/null'
cmd = "#{git_exe} #{args} #{git_stderr_null}"
socket = IO.popen(cmd)
begin
out = socket.gets(nil).to_s.strip
Expand All @@ -52,5 +62,5 @@ def self.run_git(path, args)
return nil
end

private_class_method :run_git
private_class_method :git_exe, :git_stderr_null, :run_git
end