diff -ru src/qgit.cpp.org src/qgit.cpp
--- src/qgit.cpp.org	2007-12-31 07:12:57.000000000 +0100
+++ src/qgit.cpp	2008-10-11 17:14:05.000000000 +0200
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 	QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName(ORG_KEY);
 	QCoreApplication::setApplicationName(APP_KEY);
 
-	/* On Windows msysgit exec directory is set up
-	 * during installation so to always find git.exe
-	 * also if not in PATH
-	 */
 	QSettings set;
+	if ( set.value(GIT_DIR_KEY).toString().isEmpty() ) {
+	      // path to git is not set. Set it to our default.
+	      set.setValue(GIT_DIR_KEY, "/opt/local/bin");
+	}
 	GIT_DIR = set.value(GIT_DIR_KEY).toString();
 
 	initMimePix();