What does the error "EGit could not detect where Git is installed" mean?

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What does this error mean and how to resolve it? I am new to eclipse and I downloaded eclipse from a ftp from Japan and I don't know if I have downloaded all the necessary files.

Have I missed anything?

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thanks daniel, i couldnt add the pic here due to insuff rep – elle Feb 21 '13 at 07:23 — elle, Feb 21 '13 at 07:23

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 21 '13 at 07:37

It's not an error. Do not panic.

It is merely a warning that if you are using the command line Git as well, eGit can't figure out the defaults for that setup so that it can match them automatically. If you're not using command-line Git, just check the check box and move on.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:30

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Note that with Eclipse4.2 and EGit2.3, this warning will be more discrete and less "in your face": see bug 391377.

Otherwise, this warning reminds you of setting how the eol (end of lines) should be treated when Egit checkout files on your computer.
The goal would be to avoid "The Wall of Pink".

(I prefer setting core.autocrl to false, personally)

The OP elle mentions the possibility to quiet those warning in the settings:

window>preferences>team>git>confirmation dialogues

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i have resolved this by unchecking home directory warning and git prefix warning from window>preferences>team>git>confirmation dialogues – elle Feb 21 '13 at 07:44
@elle good catch. I have included it in the answer for more visibility. – VonC Feb 21 '13 at 07:50

What does the error "EGit could not detect where Git is installed" mean?

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