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Problem on starting up the parts library

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Hi devs!

First of all: so much appreciation for your work! It is such an impressive piece of work!

But unfortunately I've got a problem on working with the parts library. I'm on FCAD 1.0.0+dfsg-5 out of the debian sid repos.
So far I can see, it is working as it should - I've done a model of my house (BIM). Now I want to have some parts imported by the library. So I installed it by the addon-manager - so far no problems. But if I want to start it an empty list in the parts lirary window appears and a simple error message comes up: "Your library is not a valid Git repository. Git-related functions will be disabled".
The python version is:
`>>> print(sys.version)
3.13.1 (main, Jan 3 2025, 10:26:34) [GCC 14.2.0]`

So what am I missing or doing wrong?

Thanks in advance

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Start with the FreeCAD add-on manager's parts-library startup path and reproduce the empty list using Debian sid's FCAD 1.0.0+dfsg-5 with Python 3.13.1. Trace the “not a valid Git repository” diagnostic; done means the library loads and its Git functions are enabled.

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Tech stack
python
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desktop
Issue type
Bug
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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