git: Warning: Error parsing file /opt/local/share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app/Contents/MacOS/Wish

[breun (Nils Breunese)]

When running MacPorts commands like sudo port reclaim I see this warning:

Warning: Error parsing file /opt/local/share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app/Contents/MacOS/Wish: Error opening or reading file

I have this version of the git port installed:

❯ port installed git
The following ports are currently installed:
  git @2.34.1_1+credential_osxkeychain+diff_highlight+doc+pcre+perl5_28 (active)

This port lists the following files for a Git Gui.app:

❯ port contents git | grep 'Git Gui'    
  /opt/local/share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app/Contents/Info.plist
  /opt/local/share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app/Contents/MacOS/Wish
  /opt/local/share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/AppMain.tcl
  /opt/local/share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app/Contents/Resources/git-gui.icns

However, I don't have a directory called Git Gui.app under /opt/local/share/git-gui/lib on my system.

Maybe the space in the directory name is not correctly escaped or something?

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Perhaps something outside of the control of MacPorts deleted /opt/local/share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app from your disk, because it should be there. It's there on my system.

Try deactivating and then reactivating the git port to put all of its files back where they belong.

sudo port -f deactivate git
sudo port activate git

[breun (Nils Breunese)]

I have no idea how that could have happened, but reactivating the git port indeed fixed the issue. Thanks.

[breun (Nils Breunese)]

I just had this issue again, right after upgrading to macOS 12.2. I fixed it by deactivating and then activating git again.

[breun (Nils Breunese)]

I just had this issue again after upgrading to macOS 12.2.1.

[jleroy (Jonathan Leroy)]

Same here after upgrading to macOS 12.2.1 from a fesh macOS 12.2 install.

[breun (Nils Breunese)]

Duplicate: ticket:64764