Calling Git from .pro - 'git' is not recognized as an internal or external command

[MrShawn]

Hey guys, so I am trying to pull my version from Git's tags.

I am working on Windows 7 pro.

Here is what I have in my .pro file.

GIT_VERSION = $$system(git --git-dir $$PWD/.git --work-tree $$PWD describe --always --tags)

DEFINES += GIT_VERSION=\\"$$GIT_VERSION\\"

VERSION = $${GIT_VERSION}

The error i get is: 'git' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

I run this same section of .pro file for another project on another machine, it does not have this issue.
I am also able to call git from cmd window on the problem machine and it recognizes the command just fine.

Any ideas on how to solve? I have tried adding git.exe to PATH for windows environment variable, also set the prepend to path under tools for the git version control.

Thanks,
Shawn

[SGaist]

Hi,

Shouldn't you be calling git.exe rather than just git ?

[MrShawn]

I tried git.exe but it doesn't seem to change anything.

[koahnig]

@MrShawn

I guess the quotes are missing.

The command below I am using in my .pro files on windows and linux.

GIT_VERSION = $$system($$quote(git describe --tags))
!isEmpty(GIT_VERSION):{

[MrShawn]

I came in this morning and went to try it again. It seems to be working. I had to add these lines in after because it was saying that there was a syntax error in the .rc file.

VERSION = $${GIT_VERSION}
win32 {
    VERSION ~= s/-\d+-g[a-f0-9]{6,}//
}

I am pretty sure the solution was that I reinstalled the git for windows, and made sure I selected command line interface for windows in the installation. I think I had to restart Qt Creator which I did not do last night, this morning I came in and started Qt Creator up and it worked(I did not restart the machine). It also seems I can use git.exe or just git. I am going to mark as solved, than you all for the help :)

-Shawn

[koahnig]

@MrShawn

Glad to see that you have a solution.

The quotes I had to add a while ago. This was a solution found probably in this forum. Before it did not work. However, I will not start fuzzing around there. Never change running code.