Re: Gitk "External diff" broken when using worktree

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On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 9:55 AM, Daryl Van Den Brink
<daryl.vandenbrink@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using git 2.7.3 on cygwin, and have been taking advantage of the
> new "git worktree" feature. I noticed that when I launch gitk from one
> of the attached working directories, its "external diff" feature
> doesn't seem to work. Nothing shows up in the diff tool at all.
> However, it works if you launch gitk from the main repository.
>
> To reproduce:
> 1. Create a new working tree with "git worktree add"
> 2. From that new worktree, launch gitk.
> 3. Right-click in a file in the bottom right pane and click "External diff"
> 4. No useful diff appears.

Works for me (on linux with 'master' branch). Maybe gitk selected
invalid tempdir on cygwin. You can try replace your external diff
program with a script or something that prints the whole command line.
That should reveal if gitk given paths are correct or not (or if gitk
fails even before that)
-- 
Duy
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