On Windows git version is 1.7.10 but Stash says git not found in path please install 1.7.6 or higher

[Pankaj Jangid]

d: personal my-stash>git --version

git version 1.7.10.msysgit.1

But stash says this

A fatal error has occurred

The following problem occurred which prevents Atlassian Stash from starting correctly:

git was not found on the PATH for Stash. Please add git version 1.7.6 or higher to the PATH and restart Stash.

This is a bug in stash. Because of, may be, the string .msysgit.1 appended to the version, stash is reporting this error and not starting.

[rverschoor · Accepted solution]

I've just reproduced this error, and found out what's causing it.

When you install msysgit, you are asked in one of the dialogs how your PATH should be modified.

1. Use Git Bash Only
2. Run Git from the Windows Command Prompt
3. Run Git and included Unix tools from the Windows Command Prompt

If you select option 2. (which I guess most users will pick, as option 3. has a scary warning), the "<...>\Git\cmd" directory will be added to the PATH.
If you pick option 3. the "<...>\Git\bin" directory will also be added.

Now if you run "git --version" from the commadline, it will run "<...>\Git\cmd\git.cmd", which will call "git.exe --version".
Stash however tries to run "git.exe --version".
If you've installed msysgit with option 3. you're fine, as "<...>\Git\bin\git.exe" is in your path.
Did you select option 2. you're out of luck as that directory was not added to your path.

The solution is to either run the msysgit installer again and select option 3. to have your PATH properly set, or edit your PATH manually.

I will create a bugreport to inform the developers.

[Javi Cortina]

I've fixed the problem removing "<...>\Git\cmd\git.cmd" from PATH.... I don't know if this can induce other problems.....

[JamieA]

I hit that bug as well... I really can't remember the solution, but I did get it working with the same version as you are using.