Fixes #1368 - allows suppressing missing git msg

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 - Changes the _Blame Previous Revision_ command on the hover to _Open Blame Prior to this Change_
 - Changes the _Blame Previous Revision_ command icon on the hover to the `versions` codicon
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixes [1368](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/1368) - Suppress message "GitLens was unable to find Git"
+
 ## [11.2.1] - 2021-02-02
 
 ### Changed

package.json

@@ -2496,6 +2496,7 @@
 						"suppressCreatePullRequestPrompt": false,
 						"suppressFileNotUnderSourceControlWarning": false,
 						"suppressGitDisabledWarning": false,
+						"suppressGitMissingWarning": false,
 						"suppressGitVersionWarning": false,
 						"suppressImproperWorkspaceCasingWarning": false,
 						"suppressLineUncommittedWarning": false,
@@ -2523,6 +2524,10 @@
 							"type": "boolean",
 							"default": false
 						},
+						"suppressGitMissingWarning": {
+							"type": "boolean",
+							"default": false
+						},
 						"suppressGitVersionWarning": {
 							"type": "boolean",
 							"default": false

src/config.ts

@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ export interface AdvancedConfig {
 		suppressCreatePullRequestPrompt: boolean;
 		suppressFileNotUnderSourceControlWarning: boolean;
 		suppressGitDisabledWarning: boolean;
+		suppressGitMissingWarning: boolean;
 		suppressGitVersionWarning: boolean;
 		suppressImproperWorkspaceCasingWarning: boolean;
 		suppressLineUncommittedWarning: boolean;

src/extension.ts

@@ -133,9 +133,7 @@ export async function activate(context: ExtensionContext): Promise
 
 		const msg: string = ex?.message ?? '';
 		if (msg.includes('Unable to find git')) {
-			await window.showErrorMessage(
-				"GitLens was unable to find Git. Please make sure Git is installed. Also ensure that Git is either in the PATH, or that 'git.path' is pointed to its installed location.",
-			);
+			void Messages.showGitMissingErrorMessage();
 		}
 
 		return undefined;

src/messages.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export enum SuppressedMessages {
 	CreatePullRequestPrompt = 'suppressCreatePullRequestPrompt',
 	FileNotUnderSourceControlWarning = 'suppressFileNotUnderSourceControlWarning',
 	GitDisabledWarning = 'suppressGitDisabledWarning',
+	GitMissingWarning = 'suppressGitMissingWarning',
 	GitVersionWarning = 'suppressGitVersionWarning',
 	IncorrectWorkspaceCasingWarning = 'suppressImproperWorkspaceCasingWarning',
 	LineUncommittedWarning = 'suppressLineUncommittedWarning',
@@ -85,6 +86,14 @@ export class Messages {
 		);
 	}
 
+	static showGitMissingErrorMessage() {
+		return Messages.showMessage(
+			'error',
+			"GitLens was unable to find Git. Please make sure Git is installed. Also ensure that Git is either in the PATH, or that 'git.path' is pointed to its installed location.",
+			SuppressedMessages.GitMissingWarning,
+		);
+	}
+
 	static showGitVersionUnsupportedErrorMessage(version: string, required: string): Promise<MessageItem | undefined> {
 		return Messages.showMessage(
 			'error',