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Re: [PATCH v7 1/8] refs.c: add err arguments to reflog functions

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David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
Date
Jul 8, 2015, 20:01 UTC
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On Wed, 2015-07-08 at 13:36 +0200, Michael Haggerty wrote:
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> On 07/08/2015 02:55 AM, David Turner wrote:
> > Add an err argument to log_ref_setup that can explain the reason
> > for a failure. This then eliminates the need to manage errno through
> > this function since we can just add strerror(errno) to the err string
> > when meaningful. No callers relied on errno from this function for
> > anything else than the error message.
> > 
> > Also add err arguments to private functions write_ref_to_lockfile,
> > log_ref_write_1, commit_ref_update. This again eliminates the need to
> > manage errno in these functions.
> > 
> > Some error messages change slightly.  For instance, we sometimes lose
> > "cannot update ref" and instead only show the specific cause of ref
> > update failure.
> 
> Did you check that the new error messages are at least as clear to the
> user as the old ones? (Sometimes errors from deep in the call stack
> provide details but don't make it clear how the details connect back to
> the action that the user was trying to do.)

They seem clear enough to me, but I guess there's no reason not to keep the "cannot update ref" bit. Will fix, along with the rest.

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Message 30 of 30 in “refs.c: add err arguments to reflog functions”
  1. 1/8 refs.c: add err arguments to reflog functionsDavid Turner, Jul 8, 2015
  2. 2/8 cherry-pick: treat CHERRY_PICK_HEAD and REVERT_HEAD as refsDavid Turner, Jul 8, 2015
  3. Johannes SixtJul 8, 2015
  4. David TurnerJul 8, 2015
  5. Johannes SixtJul 8, 2015
  6. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2015
  7. David TurnerJul 8, 2015
  8. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2015
  9. David TurnerJul 9, 2015
  10. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2015
  11. Michael HaggertyJul 10, 2015
  12. David TurnerJul 10, 2015
  13. David TurnerJul 14, 2015
  14. Junio C HamanoJul 15, 2015
  15. David TurnerJul 15, 2015
  16. David TurnerJul 8, 2015
  17. 3/8 bisect: treat BISECT_HEAD as a refDavid Turner, Jul 8, 2015
  18. 4/8 refs: Break out check for reflog autocreationDavid Turner, Jul 8, 2015
  19. 5/8 refs: new public ref function: safe_create_reflogDavid Turner, Jul 8, 2015
  20. Michael HaggertyJul 8, 2015
  21. 6/8 git-reflog: add exists commandDavid Turner, Jul 8, 2015
  22. 7/8 update-ref and tag: add --create-reflog argDavid Turner, Jul 8, 2015
  23. Michael HaggertyJul 8, 2015
  24. David TurnerJul 8, 2015
  25. 8/8 git-stash: use update-ref --create-reflog instead of creating filesDavid Turner, Jul 8, 2015
  26. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2015
  27. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2015
  28. Michael HaggertyJul 8, 2015
  29. Michael HaggertyJul 8, 2015
  30. David TurnerJul 8, 2015

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