linux - "subl -w" as git editor - Failed to receive exit code from application on "ctrl+q"

[vliska]

Description of the bug

Sublime text fails to provide exit code to git when used as editor (subl -w) on exit (ctrl+q).

Steps to reproduce

preconditions:

sublime-text 4180, installed from https://www.sublimetext.com/docs/linux_repositories.html#apt

clean install, no plugins, started in safe mode

git 2.34.1

git config --global core.editor "subl -w"

mkdir /tmp/test
cd /tmp/test
git init
echo "test" >> test
git add .
git commit

... edit in sublime, save (ctrl+s), quit (ctrl+q)
result:

hint: Waiting for your editor to close the file... Failed to receive exit code from application
error: There was a problem with the editor 'subl -w'.
Please supply the message using either -m or -F option.

If I close with ctrl+w, then quit with ctrl+q, it works just fine.

Expected result:
return code 0 is provided to git, files are committed

Actual result:

> git commit
hint: Waiting for your editor to close the file... Failed to receive exit code from application
error: There was a problem with the editor 'subl -w'.
Please supply the message using either -m or -F option.

Expected behavior

return code 0 is provided to git, files are committed

Actual behavior

> git commit
hint: Waiting for your editor to close the file... Failed to receive exit code from application
error: There was a problem with the editor 'subl -w'.
Please supply the message using either -m or -F option.

Sublime text fails to provide exit code to the application (or exits with code <> 0).

Sublime Text build number

4180

Operating system & version

Ubuntu 22.04.5

(Linux) Desktop environment and/or window manager

i3, WSL2, gnome ... all affected

Additional information

No response

OpenGL context information

No response

[BenjaminSchaaf]

Do you see any errors in the console (View > Show Console)? What version is the command line tool (subl --version)?

[vliska]

No errors in console.

> subl --version
Sublime Text Build 4180

Actually testing also with

git config --global core.editor "subl --safe-mode -w"

as git editor - same behavior.

Console output:

startup, version: 4180 linux x64 channel: stable
SAFE MODE - overriding packages, state and cache paths
executable: /opt/sublime_text/sublime_text
application: /opt/sublime_text
working dir: <redacted>
packages path: /<redacted>/.config/sublime-text-safe-mode/Packages
state path: /<redacted>/.config/sublime-text-safe-mode/Local
zip path: /opt/sublime_text/Packages
zip path: /<redacted>/.config/sublime-text-safe-mode/Installed Packages
ignored_packages: ["Vintage"]
generating syntax summary
generating meta info summary
pre session restore time: 1.05421
startup time: 1.09233
first paint time: 1.12589
git: using configuration from system git install
git: tracking working dir <redacted>
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[vliska]

By the way same behavior is when using it as EDITOR linux (e.g. for kubectl edit) and it is regression from last 3.x Sublime, where it works just fine (3211 I believe).

export EDITOR='subl -w'

[themilkman]

I think it behaves the same way here, closing ST with alt+f4 works though (which I think I always do).

("native" Kubuntu 24.04)

[BenjaminSchaaf]

To clarify: Are you using ubuntu 22.04 directly or under WSL2 with a Windows X Server?

[vliska]

Both. It happens both in WSL2 (Ubuntu 22.04 under WSL2) and in native Linux Ubuntu 22.04.5 (my second machine).