Unable to execute git command in Perl

Question

Hi! I have no problem running

git log --grep="cherry picked" --all > cherrypicklog.txt

from the command line. However it failed to execute in Perl.

my $result = `git log --grep="cherry picked from commit" --all > cherrypicklog.txt`;

git is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

What am I missing? Thank you.

jdi · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-22 20:10:52Z

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I don't know much perl at all but I think this is just a general case of git not being in the PATH environment from your perl script. Try using an absolute path:

my $result = `/path/to/bin/git log --grep="cherry picked from commit" --all > cherrypicklog.txt`;

answered Dec 22, 2012 at 20:10

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user1924078 Over a year ago

Thanks for your reply. I found the problem is due to the fact that I run it in Eclipse. If I ran it from the shell then it worked fine.

user1924078 Over a year ago

Another question; is there some setting in Eclipse IDE that doesn't get set properly? Because even if I specified the full path, it still failed. For example; my $result = /usr/bin/git log --grep="cherry picked from commit" --all > cherrypicklog.txt ===> The system cannot find the path specified.

user1924078 Over a year ago

Found it. All I have to do was to modify "Run Configuration" in Eclipse IDE.

jdi Over a year ago

Cool. Make sure to check the answer if it solved your problem. Glad you found out which environment needed fixing.

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