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[PATCH 03/13] contrib/subtree: Better Error Handling for add

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David A. Greene <greened@obbligato.org>
Date
Feb 5, 2013, 04:06 UTC
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From: "David A. Greene" <greened@obbligato.org>

Check refspecs for validity before passing them on to other commands. This lets us generate more helpful error messages.

Signed-off-by: David A. Greene <greened@obbligato.org>
---
 contrib/subtree/git-subtree.sh |   12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.sh b/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.sh
index 5598210..771f39d 100755
--- a/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.sh
+++ b/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.sh
@@ -497,12 +497,18 @@ cmd_add()
 	ensure_clean
 	
 	if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
-		"cmd_add_commit" "$@"
+	    git rev-parse -q --verify "$1^{commit}" >/dev/null ||
+	    die "'$1' does not refer to a commit"
+
+	    "cmd_add_commit" "$@"
 	elif [ $# -eq 2 ]; then
-		"cmd_add_repository" "$@"
+	    git rev-parse -q --verify "$2^{commit}" >/dev/null ||
+	    die "'$2' does not refer to a commit"
+
+	    "cmd_add_repository" "$@"
 	else
 	    say "error: parameters were '$@'"
-	    die "Provide either a refspec or a repository and refspec."
+	    die "Provide either a commit or a repository and commit."
 	fi
 }
 
-- 
1.7.10.4
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Message 5 of 28 in “Assorted contrib/subtree Patches”
  1. David A. GreeneFeb 5, 2013
  2. 01/13 contrib/subtree: Remove Test Number CommentsDavid A. Greene, Feb 5, 2013
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2013
  4. 02/13 contrib/subtree: Use %B for Split Subject/BodyDavid A. Greene, Feb 5, 2013
  5. 03/13 contrib/subtree: Better Error Handling for addDavid A. Greene, Feb 5, 2013
  6. 04/13 contrib/subtree: Fix SynopsisDavid A. Greene, Feb 5, 2013
  7. 05/13 contrib/subtree: Honor DESTDIRDavid A. Greene, Feb 5, 2013
  8. 06/13 contrib/subtree: Make the Manual Directory if NeededDavid A. Greene, Feb 5, 2013
  9. 07/13 contrib/subtree: Fix whitespacesDavid A. Greene, Feb 5, 2013
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2013
  11. 08/13 contrib/subtree: Add vim modelineDavid A. Greene, Feb 5, 2013
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2013
  13. 09/13 contrib/subtree: Ignore testing directoryDavid A. Greene, Feb 5, 2013
  14. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2013
  15. 10/13 contrib/subtree: Code cleaning and refactoringDavid A. Greene, Feb 5, 2013
  16. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2013
  17. 11/13 contrib/subtree: Make each test self-containedDavid A. Greene, Feb 5, 2013
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2013
  19. 12/13 contrib/subtree: Handle '--prefix' argument with a slash appendedDavid A. Greene, Feb 5, 2013
  20. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2013
  21. 13/13 contrib/subtree: Remove --annotateDavid A. Greene, Feb 5, 2013
  22. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2013
  23. Jakub SuderFeb 5, 2013
  24. James NylenFeb 5, 2013
  25. greened@obbligato.orgFeb 18, 2013
  26. James NylenFeb 18, 2013
  27. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2013
  28. greened@obbligato.orgFeb 18, 2013

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