Git authentication is hidden in Windows

[akshaybabloo]

Version

0.12.5

Operating System

Windows

Distribution Method

msi (Windows)

Describe the issue

The image shown in https://docs.gitbutler.com/troubleshooting/fetch-push#available-authentication-methods

Is hidden in Windows and setting up git using the projects.json is not documented.

The one mentioned in https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/issues/2915 is also hidden.

How to reproduce

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Expected behavior

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Relevant log output

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[Byron]

Thanks for reporting!

I also think it's confusing that on Windows this setting doesn't exist at all. Rather, I'd expect it to be greyed out with a message saying something akin of "On Windows, only the Git executable is supported right now".

Maybe it is a legitimate bug though if hiding the menu on Windows was never intended.

[akshaybabloo]

Yeah, that will be something good to have.

[Byron]

CC @krlvi who might know something about this. I vaguely remember that at some point Windows started defaulting to using the executable, so maybe the whole UI element was removed then?

[krlvi]

@Byron you are correct - on windows there are no config options to choose from. We can either update the docs or have the thing grayed out instead of being absent on windows. I am leaning towards updating the docs though, because those other auth mechanisms cant be supported on windows (at least not with libgit2)

[Byron]

Thanks! Indeed, the issue is about the usability of the documentation. When it's updated, the issue should be resolved.

[krlvi]

I have updated the docs with this PR https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler-docs/pull/25