Git GUI crashes every time it opens a repository

Question

Since few days ago, every time I start Git GUI in a repository, it displays this horrifying error message and quits after I click OK:

prepare-commit-msg hook fai         


        

Answer 1

This worked for me.

http://www.trinitycore.org/f/topic/5194-msysgit-couldnt-reserve-space-for-cygwins-heap/

Solution:

Change the base address of the msysgit.dll

c:\msysgit\bin>rebase.exe -b 0x50000000 msys-1.0.dll