Make the git plugin look for the binary in the path specified in the settings. Previously, the environment was passed to the process, but that did not affect the location of the binary.

src/plugins/git/settingspage.cpp

@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@
 #include "gitplugin.h"
 
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
+#include <QtGui/QMessageBox>
 
-using namespace Git::Internal;
+namespace Git {
+namespace Internal {
 
 SettingsPageWidget::SettingsPageWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     QWidget(parent)
@@ -101,6 +103,17 @@ void SettingsPage::apply()
 {
     if (!m_widget)
         return;
+    const GitSettings newSettings = m_widget->settings();
+    // Warn if git cannot be found in path if the widget is on top
+    if (m_widget->isVisible()) {
+        bool gitFoundOk;
+        QString errorMessage;
+        newSettings.gitBinaryPath(&gitFoundOk, &errorMessage);
+        if (!gitFoundOk)
+            QMessageBox::warning(m_widget, tr("Git Settings"), errorMessage);
+    }
 
-    GitPlugin::instance()->setSettings(m_widget->settings());
+    GitPlugin::instance()->setSettings(newSettings);
+}
+}
 }