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Documentation says that GCM is included with Git for Windows, But it's not.

Open barsv opened this issue 6 months ago • 3 comments

here: https://github.com/git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager/blob/release/docs/install.md#git-for-windows-star it says "GCM is included with Git for Windows. During installation you will be asked to select a credential helper, with GCM listed as the default."

But I download it and there is only old GCM:

Image not the cross platform GCM Core.

Am I missing something? or the documentation needs to be updated?

barsv avatar May 08 '25 13:05 barsv

not the cross platform GCM Core.

GCM Core was renamed to GCM. What used to be GCM is no more, it's archived: https://github.com/microsoft/git-credential-manager-for-windows.

So: the documentation is actually correct.

dscho avatar May 08 '25 13:05 dscho

I see. I was confused because on the screenshot in the documentation there is that red text "(NEW!)" and the name of the option is "Git Credential Manager Core", hence I thought that my installer will try to install not the newest version.

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Do we need to update the screnshot image in the documentation?

barsv avatar May 08 '25 14:05 barsv

I see. I was confused because on the screenshot in the documentation there is that red text "(NEW!)" and the name of the option is "Git Credential Manager Core", hence I thought that my installer will try to install not the newest version.

You're right!

Do we need to update the screnshot image in the documentation?

Yes, that screenshot is in need of updating.

It is unclear to me if a PR to that extent would be merged, though, judging by the state of the open PRs in this repository.

dscho avatar May 08 '25 14:05 dscho

@barsv good news! If you open a PR, it is likely to get merged swiftly!

dscho avatar Sep 19 '25 10:09 dscho

Is there a way to include GCM while doing a command line install of the git installer for Windows? The default seems to be to NOT install. This is necessary for enterprise level deployments.

blakeduffey avatar Sep 19 '25 20:09 blakeduffey

Is there a way to include GCM while doing a command line install of the git installer for Windows? The default seems to be to NOT install. This is necessary for enterprise level deployments.

According to https://gitforwindows.org/silent-or-unattended-installation.html, /o:UseCredentialManager=Enabled should work.

dscho avatar Sep 20 '25 14:09 dscho

resolved with pr #2154

mr-otmarg avatar Nov 10 '25 11:11 mr-otmarg

@barsv Thanks for mentioning the issue! The pull request has been successfully merged to main branch, and the document has been updated accordingly. Everything is now up to date.

Update GCM screenshot image for installation

ridgunn avatar Nov 10 '25 11:11 ridgunn