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diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index 4fbc408c4d..6b7321bb03 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -1042,15 +1042,17 @@ proc do_gitk {revs} {
# lets us bypass using shell process on Windows systems.
#
set cmd [list [info nameofexecutable]]
- lappend cmd [gitexec gitk]
+ set exe [gitexec gitk]
+ lappend cmd $exe
if {$revs ne {}} {
append cmd { }
append cmd $revs
}
- if {[catch {eval exec $cmd &} err]} {
- error_popup "Failed to start gitk:\n\n$err"
+ if {! [file exists $exe]} {
+ error_popup "Unable to start gitk:\n\n$exe does not exist"
} else {
+ eval exec $cmd &
set ui_status_value $starting_gitk_msg
after 10000 {
if {$ui_status_value eq $starting_gitk_msg} {