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ThiloteE
opened on Oct 17, 2025

JabRef 6.0-alpha2.893--2025-10-17--380729f
Windows 10 10.0 amd64
Java 24.0.2
JavaFX 25+29

Hi Wanling, I saw that your recent PR got merged, so I tried the Git feature today and got an error for "Git Commit":

org.jabref.logic.JabRefException: Nothing to commit.
	at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.git.GitCommitDialogViewModel.doCommit(GitCommitDialogViewModel.java:119)
	at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.git.GitCommitDialogViewModel.lambda$commitTask$0(GitCommitDialogViewModel.java:78)
	at org.jabref.jablib/org.jabref.logic.util.BackgroundTask$1.call(BackgroundTask.java:68)
	at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.util.UiTaskExecutor$1.call(UiTaskExecutor.java:188)
	at javafx.graphics@25/javafx.concurrent.Task$TaskCallable.call(Task.java:1407)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:328)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:545)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:328)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1095)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:619)
	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1447)

Breaks JabRef#13743.

The thing is, that I DID have changes in the library file, so there should have been something to commit. There were two new entries.

If it helps: I set up Git without JabRef. Currently, I only use it for version control locally. There is no remote origin.

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  1. ThiloteE commented on Oct 17, 2025

    @ThiloteE
    ThiloteE
    on Oct 17, 2025
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    Is this something expected?

  2. ThiloteE commented on Oct 17, 2025

    @ThiloteE
    ThiloteE
    on Oct 17, 2025
    Author

    Ok, it DID get commited. Somehow.

    What I did:

    I had Git open in cmd.
    I had JabRef open.

    1. I triggered commit in JabRef. --> Exception in JabRef triggered - nothing ot commit.
    2. I opened git gui. Showed I had diff.
    3. I closed JabRef and Git Gui.
    4. I opened JabRef.
    5. I saved the library, because the library always shows something has changed, when opening JabRef.
    6. I tried to do a Git Commit from within JaBref --> it said there was nothing to commit.
    7. I did a git status and it said nothing to commit, working tree clean.
    8. I opened git gui and no diff. I visualized Masters history and it showed that there was a commit!

    My hypotheses:

    1. either the commit was done the first time I tried git commit, but the exception erroneously poped
    2. or the commit was done automatically after I restarted JabRef and clicked the "save library" button.
    3. or the commit was done after I restarted JabRef and clicked git commit, but this time there was no exception.
  3. wanling0000
    added this to Git Support for JabRef Roadmapon Oct 24, 2025
  4. wanling0000
    moved this to Backlog in Git Support for JabRef Roadmapon Oct 24, 2025
  5. wanling0000
    moved this from Backlog to In progress in Git Support for JabRef Roadmapon Oct 24, 2025
  6. wanling0000
    added a commit that references this issue on Jun 3, 2026

    Download covers when preview panel is opened (JabRef#15572)

    3c0bea5
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