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Re: Fork: Fast and Friendly Git Client for Mac

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Post by jwilcoxson »

allenbrunson wrote: post #17

i have been using GitBox ( http://gitboxapp.com ) for quite awhile now, but it seems like it doesn't get much in the way of updates, so i tried this. Very first thing it does is write a file called "gitclient.log" to my home directory. i deleted it, and it came back the next time i started the app. I see nothing in the prefs that allows you to move the file somewhere else. call me picky, but this is is a deal-breaker…

I don't know why, but a lot of devs seem to just ignore ~/Library/Application Support/, where crap like this is supposed to go

Re: Fork: Fast and Friendly Git Client for Mac

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Post by allenbrunson »

DanPristupov wrote: post #30
allenbrunson wrote: post #17

i have been using GitBox ( http://gitboxapp.com ) for quite awhile now, but it seems like it doesn't get much in the way of updates, so i tried this. Very first thing it does is write a file called "gitclient.log" to my home directory. i deleted it, and it came back the next time i started the app. I see nothing in the prefs that allows you to move the file somewhere else. call me picky, but this is is a deal-breaker…

The developer is here. I've already mentioned, I wasn't ready to be on HN today (I'm not the OP), and that's why I missed logging. Anyway, I'm really sorry for that. Right now I'm making a new build with the fix. Thanks for letting know.

Good on you for fixing it. I'll have another look after you put up a new build.

Re: Fork: Fast and Friendly Git Client for Mac

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Post by nicky0 »

mullsork wrote: post #2

This looks sweet! I use git quite lightly right now as I'm currently the only developer on my project. Gitup.co is the benchmark of Git apps for me right now. I barely need anything more than it and it's so incredibly light feeling. Like the app goes out of the way so that I can do what I need, such as reviewing lines to be staged. It hasn't been receiving many updates unfortunately. I'm happy that another app has po…

Another gitup user here. What kind of updates were you hoping for? Seems pretty solid to me.

Re: Fork: Fast and Friendly Git Client for Mac

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Post by adamnemecek »

DanPristupov wrote: post #28
tristanbbq wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Anyone know is there are advantages of Fork over SourceTree?

I already got that question today. So, I'll just repost my answer: here are some differences from the top of the head: * Fork has tabbed interface * For each commit you can see not only changes, but also the whole repository as it was at the moment of commit * Diff viewer shows exact difference between two pieces of code. For example, here are both SourceTree and Fork showing the same commit: https://dl.dropboxuserco…

Number two is extremely compelling, I'm surprised it's not standard.

Re: Fork: Fast and Friendly Git Client for Mac

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Post by DanPristupov »

duaneb wrote: post #19

If it doesn't include interactive rebase, it's not worth the cash because I'll have to go back to the CLI before I merge anything. EDIT: Fork looks wonderful, I didn't mean to be so cold—just pointing out that it's hard to write a replacement for the original tool, and that I value it when it happens. I believe Sourcetree supports it.

Fork is beta now. Interactive rebase is my backlog, I'm going to implement it during next few weeks.

Re: Fork: Fast and Friendly Git Client for Mac

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Post by Joky »

allenbrunson wrote: post #17

i have been using GitBox ( http://gitboxapp.com ) for quite awhile now, but it seems like it doesn't get much in the way of updates, so i tried this. Very first thing it does is write a file called "gitclient.log" to my home directory. i deleted it, and it came back the next time i started the app. I see nothing in the prefs that allows you to move the file somewhere else. call me picky, but this is is a deal-breaker…

How are you using Git in the first place? The first time it asked me to do `git config --global user.name` and `git config --global user.email` and produced a ~/.gitconfig file.

Re: Fork: Fast and Friendly Git Client for Mac

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Post by Joky »

DanPristupov wrote: post #37
macandcheese wrote: post #15

What's an argument for switching from Sourcetree? I recently tried Git's own Mac client and was running back to Sourcetree within a few minutes...

It looks like it's a pretty common question :). I already answered on that question above.

For me SourceTree is slow and consumes a lot of memory. A good UI, but lean and fast would be a great improvement!

Re: Fork: Fast and Friendly Git Client for Mac

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Post by DanPristupov »

allenbrunson wrote: post #32
DanPristupov wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The developer is here. I've already mentioned, I wasn't ready to be on HN today (I'm not the OP), and that's why I missed logging. Anyway, I'm really sorry for that. Right now I'm making a new build with the fix. Thanks for letting know.

Good on you for fixing it. I'll have another look after you put up a new build.

It's fixed now. I released new build. It's available on the website. All the users will receive the update automatically tomorrow. Thank you
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