vscode git built-in extension (1.47.3) does not work

[akosyakov]

[amiramw]

@akosyakov we are interested in adopting git pane capabilities from vscode.
Do I understand correctly that this issue is the same?
We noticed their pane has sub menus, is this supported by theia?
Is this the git builtin extension used in this scenario?
Does this task involve disabling existing git pane?

[amiramw]

After #8523, when running with git builtin version 1.50.0 the error is different:

[benoitf]

Try 1.49.3

[ashwanth1109]

@benoitf , I have a similar issue but with a different error message.

Activating extension 'Git (built-in)' failed: Class extends value undefined is not a constructor or null

I initially installed git 1.51.1 and faced this issue. So I tried downloading 1.49.3 and installing it, but faced the same issue

[benoitf]

we're using "vscode-git": "https://open-vsx.org/api/vscode/git/1.49.3/file/vscode.git-1.49.3.vsix" in che-theia and git plug-in is activating fine

[ashwanth1109]

Thanks for responding.
Hmm, I'm not sure why I was having this issue then. Anyway, I found a workaround to do my stuff without using the vscode-git api.

[tomer-epstein]

It works for us with 1.49.3.
In version 1.5x it shows error.

[vince-fugnitto]

It works for us with 1.49.3.
In version 1.5x it shows error.

@tomer-epstein likely fixed with the following pull-requests:

• Apply FileDecoration provider API #8911
• Update the SCM Plugin API from the latest vscode #9045

[vince-fugnitto]

Closing the issue as the git plugin (version 1.52.1 is the latest to be confirmed to work).
If there are additional issue please don't hesitate to comment on the issue.