# Objective When `git clone` fails, the error message produced by git is collected, propagated, and finally displayed to the user in a pop-up. However, the pop-up always contains an extra blank line. The root cause is that Zed builds the error message using simple string concatenation: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/82aef44308540b576e4e51fb379efa71614e5c91/crates/fs/src/fs.rs#L1253-L1258 and the error message from `git clone` contains a trailing newline, which results in the blank line in Zed's error pop-up. ## Solution Trim the trailing whitespace from the error message produced by `git clone`. ## Testing Built and tested locally. The before/after comparison is shown below. ## Self-Review Checklist: - [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability - [x] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments - [x] The content adheres to Zed's UI standards ([UX/UI](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist) and [icon](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/crates/icons/README.md) guidelines) - [ ] Tests cover the new/changed behavior - [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable --- ## Show Case | Before | After | | :--: | :--: | | <img width="846" height="937" alt="Before" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/26b918b9-57dc-46e8-880a-525dd4ae257d" /> | <img width="840" height="952" alt="After" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fb6380e3-afad-4a5a-98b1-05e059fd16f5" /> | Release Notes: - Fixed extra blank line appearing in git clone error messages
Zed
Welcome to Zed, a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.
Installation
On macOS, Linux, and Windows you can download Zed directly or install Zed via your local package manager (macOS/Linux/Windows).
Other platforms are not yet available:
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Licensing
Zed source code is licensed primarily under GPL-3.0-or-later, with Apache-2.0 components where marked.
License information for third party dependencies must be correctly provided for CI to pass.
We use cargo-about to automatically comply with open source licenses. If CI is failing, check the following:
- Is it showing a
no license specifiederror for a crate you've created? If so, addpublish = falseunder[package]in your crate's Cargo.toml. - Is the error
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