Fixes #477 - Waits for the git extension to load when getting the git path

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
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+## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- Fixes [#477](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/477) - Can't load any GitLens features or UI
+
 ## [8.5.5] - 2018-08-18
 ### Added
 - Adds *Copy Remote File Url to Clipboard* (`gitlens.copyRemoteFileUrlToClipboard`) command — copies the remote url of the current file and line to the clipboard — closes [#467](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/467)

src/extension.ts

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export async function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
             try {
                 const gitExtension = extensions.getExtension('vscode.git');
                 if (gitExtension !== undefined) {
-                    gitPath = await (gitExtension.exports as GitApi).getGitPath();
+                    gitPath = await ((await gitExtension.activate()) as GitApi).getGitPath();
                 }
             }
             catch {}