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[PATCH 5/5] ref_transaction_commit(): do not capitalize error messages

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
May 22, 2015, 23:34 UTC
Message-ID
<1432337697-29161-6-git-send-email-mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
In-Reply-To
<1432337697-29161-1-git-send-email-mhagger@alum.mit.edu>

Our convention is for error messages to start with a lower-case letter.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 refs.c                |  4 ++--
 t/t1400-update-ref.sh | 14 +++++++-------
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 48aff79..1d60fcd 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -3856,7 +3856,7 @@ int ref_transaction_commit(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 				? TRANSACTION_NAME_CONFLICT
 				: TRANSACTION_GENERIC_ERROR;
 			reason = strbuf_detach(err, NULL);
-			strbuf_addf(err, "Cannot lock ref '%s': %s",
+			strbuf_addf(err, "cannot lock ref '%s': %s",
 				    update->refname, reason);
 			free(reason);
 			goto cleanup;
@@ -3883,7 +3883,7 @@ int ref_transaction_commit(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 			} else if (write_ref_sha1(update->lock, update->new_sha1,
 						  update->msg)) {
 				update->lock = NULL; /* freed by write_ref_sha1 */
-				strbuf_addf(err, "Cannot update the ref '%s'.",
+				strbuf_addf(err, "cannot update the ref '%s'.",
 					    update->refname);
 				ret = TRANSACTION_GENERIC_ERROR;
 				goto cleanup;
diff --git a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
index 86fa468..9c133c1 100755
--- a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
+++ b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stdin create ref works with path with space to blob' '
 test_expect_success 'stdin update ref fails with wrong old value' '
 	echo "update $c $m $m~1" >stdin &&
 	test_must_fail git update-ref --stdin <stdin 2>err &&
-	grep "fatal: Cannot lock ref '"'"'$c'"'"'" err &&
+	grep "fatal: cannot lock ref '"'"'$c'"'"'" err &&
 	test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify -q $c
 '
 
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stdin update ref works with right old value' '
 test_expect_success 'stdin delete ref fails with wrong old value' '
 	echo "delete $a $m~1" >stdin &&
 	test_must_fail git update-ref --stdin <stdin 2>err &&
-	grep "fatal: Cannot lock ref '"'"'$a'"'"'" err &&
+	grep "fatal: cannot lock ref '"'"'$a'"'"'" err &&
 	git rev-parse $m >expect &&
 	git rev-parse $a >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stdin update refs fails with wrong old value' '
 	update $c  ''
 	EOF
 	test_must_fail git update-ref --stdin <stdin 2>err &&
-	grep "fatal: Cannot lock ref '"'"'$c'"'"'" err &&
+	grep "fatal: cannot lock ref '"'"'$c'"'"'" err &&
 	git rev-parse $m >expect &&
 	git rev-parse $a >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stdin -z create ref works with path with space to blob' '
 test_expect_success 'stdin -z update ref fails with wrong old value' '
 	printf $F "update $c" "$m" "$m~1" >stdin &&
 	test_must_fail git update-ref -z --stdin <stdin 2>err &&
-	grep "fatal: Cannot lock ref '"'"'$c'"'"'" err &&
+	grep "fatal: cannot lock ref '"'"'$c'"'"'" err &&
 	test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify -q $c
 '
 
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stdin -z create ref fails when ref exists' '
 	git rev-parse "$c" >expect &&
 	printf $F "create $c" "$m~1" >stdin &&
 	test_must_fail git update-ref -z --stdin <stdin 2>err &&
-	grep "fatal: Cannot lock ref '"'"'$c'"'"'" err &&
+	grep "fatal: cannot lock ref '"'"'$c'"'"'" err &&
 	git rev-parse "$c" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stdin -z update ref works with right old value' '
 test_expect_success 'stdin -z delete ref fails with wrong old value' '
 	printf $F "delete $a" "$m~1" >stdin &&
 	test_must_fail git update-ref -z --stdin <stdin 2>err &&
-	grep "fatal: Cannot lock ref '"'"'$a'"'"'" err &&
+	grep "fatal: cannot lock ref '"'"'$a'"'"'" err &&
 	git rev-parse $m >expect &&
 	git rev-parse $a >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stdin -z update refs fails with wrong old value' '
 	git update-ref $c $m &&
 	printf $F "update $a" "$m" "$m" "update $b" "$m" "$m" "update $c" "$m" "$Z" >stdin &&
 	test_must_fail git update-ref -z --stdin <stdin 2>err &&
-	grep "fatal: Cannot lock ref '"'"'$c'"'"'" err &&
+	grep "fatal: cannot lock ref '"'"'$c'"'"'" err &&
 	git rev-parse $m >expect &&
 	git rev-parse $a >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-- 
2.1.4
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Message 9 of 12 in “Fix verify_lock() to report errors via strbuf”
  1. 0/5 Fix verify_lock() to report errors via strbufMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2015
  2. 1/5 verify_lock(): return 0/-1 rather than struct ref_lock *Michael Haggerty, May 22, 2015
  3. Stefan BellerMay 23, 2015
  4. 2/5 verify_lock(): on errors, let the caller unlock the lockMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2015
  5. 3/5 verify_lock(): report errors via a strbufMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2015
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 27, 2015
  7. Michael HaggertyMay 27, 2015
  8. 4/5 verify_lock(): do not capitalize error messagesMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2015
  9. 5/5 ref_transaction_commit(): do not capitalize error messagesMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2015
  10. Stefan BellerMay 23, 2015
  11. Michael HaggertyMay 27, 2015
  12. Junio C HamanoMay 27, 2015

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