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[PATCH 01/18] advice: Introduce error_resolve_conflict

From
Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 28, 2011, 16:52 UTC
Message-ID
<1311871951-3497-2-git-send-email-artagnon@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
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Enable future callers to report a conflict and not die immediately by introducing a new function called error_resolve_conflict. Re-implement die_resolve_conflict as a call to error_resolve_conflict followed by a call to die. Consequently, the message printed by die_resolve_conflict changes from

  fatal: 'commit' is not possible because you have unmerged files.
         Please, fix them up in the work tree ...
         ...
to
  error: 'commit' is not possible because you have unmerged files.
  hint: Fix them up in the work tree ...
  hint: ...
  fatal: Exiting because of an unresolved conflict.

Hints are printed using the same advise function introduced in v1.7.3-rc0~26^2~3 (Introduce advise() to print hints, 2010-08-11).

Inspired-by: Christian Couder <chistian.couder@gmail.com>
Helped-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
---
 advice.c         |   31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 advice.h         |    3 ++-
 builtin/revert.c |    9 ---------
 3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/advice.c b/advice.c
index 0be4b5f..e02e632 100644
--- a/advice.c
+++ b/advice.c
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ static struct {
 	{ "detachedhead", &advice_detached_head },
 };
 
+void advise(const char *advice, ...)
+{
+	va_list params;
+
+	va_start(params, advice);
+	vreportf("hint: ", advice, params);
+	va_end(params);
+}
+
 int git_default_advice_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 {
 	const char *k = skip_prefix(var, "advice.");
@@ -34,16 +43,24 @@ int git_default_advice_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void NORETURN die_resolve_conflict(const char *me)
+int error_resolve_conflict(const char *me)
 {
-	if (advice_resolve_conflict)
+	error("'%s' is not possible because you have unmerged files.", me);
+	if (advice_resolve_conflict) {
 		/*
 		 * Message used both when 'git commit' fails and when
 		 * other commands doing a merge do.
 		 */
-		die("'%s' is not possible because you have unmerged files.\n"
-		    "Please, fix them up in the work tree, and then use 'git add/rm <file>' as\n"
-		    "appropriate to mark resolution and make a commit, or use 'git commit -a'.", me);
-	else
-		die("'%s' is not possible because you have unmerged files.", me);
+		advise("Fix them up in the work tree,");
+		advise("and then use 'git add/rm <file>' as");
+		advise("appropriate to mark resolution and make a commit,");
+		advise("or use 'git commit -a'.");
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
+void NORETURN die_resolve_conflict(const char *me)
+{
+	error_resolve_conflict(me);
+	die("Exiting because of an unresolved conflict.");
 }
diff --git a/advice.h b/advice.h
index 3244ebb..e5d0af7 100644
--- a/advice.h
+++ b/advice.h
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ extern int advice_implicit_identity;
 extern int advice_detached_head;
 
 int git_default_advice_config(const char *var, const char *value);
-
+void advise(const char *advice, ...);
+int error_resolve_conflict(const char *me);
 extern void NORETURN die_resolve_conflict(const char *me);
 
 #endif /* ADVICE_H */
diff --git a/builtin/revert.c b/builtin/revert.c
index 1f27c63..2df3f3b 100644
--- a/builtin/revert.c
+++ b/builtin/revert.c
@@ -214,15 +214,6 @@ static void write_cherry_pick_head(void)
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 }
 
-static void advise(const char *advice, ...)
-{
-	va_list params;
-
-	va_start(params, advice);
-	vreportf("hint: ", advice, params);
-	va_end(params);
-}
-
 static void print_advice(void)
 {
 	char *msg = getenv("GIT_CHERRY_PICK_HELP");
-- 
1.7.4.rc1.7.g2cf08.dirty
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Message 2 of 36 in “Sequencer for inclusion v4”
  1. 00/18 Sequencer for inclusion v4Ramkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  2. 01/18 advice: Introduce error_resolve_conflictRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  3. 02/18 config: Introduce functions to write non-standard fileRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  4. Jonathan NiederJul 28, 2011
  5. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 28, 2011
  6. 03/18 revert: Simplify and inline add_message_to_msgRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  7. 04/18 revert: Don't check lone argument in get_encodingRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  8. 05/18 revert: Rename no_replay to record_originRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  9. 06/18 revert: Eliminate global "commit" variableRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  10. 07/18 revert: Introduce struct to keep command-line optionsRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  11. 08/18 revert: Separate cmdline parsing from functional codeRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  12. 09/18 revert: Don't create invalid replay_opts in parse_argsRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  13. 10/18 revert: Save data for continuing after conflict resolutionRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  14. Jonathan NiederJul 28, 2011
  15. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 28, 2011
  16. 11/18 revert: Save command-line options for continuing operationRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  17. Christian CouderJul 31, 2011
  18. Ramkumar RamachandraAug 1, 2011
  19. 12/18 revert: Make pick_commits functionally act on a commit listRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  20. Christian CouderJul 31, 2011
  21. Christian CouderJul 31, 2011
  22. Ramkumar RamachandraAug 1, 2011
  23. 13/18 revert: Introduce --reset to remove sequencer stateRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  24. Christian CouderJul 31, 2011
  25. Ramkumar RamachandraAug 1, 2011
  26. 14/18 reset: Make reset remove the sequencer stateRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  27. 15/18 revert: Remove sequencer state when no commits are pendingRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  28. 16/18 revert: Don't implictly stomp pending sequencer operationRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  29. 17/18 revert: Introduce --continue to continue the operationRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  30. Christian CouderJul 31, 2011
  31. Ramkumar RamachandraAug 1, 2011
  32. Jonathan NiederAug 3, 2011
  33. Junio C HamanoAug 3, 2011
  34. Ramkumar RamachandraAug 3, 2011
  35. 18/18 revert: Propogate errors upwards from do_pick_commitRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 28, 2011
  36. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 28, 2011

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