From: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2015 00:40:02 GMT Subject: [PATCH v2 5/5] clone: better error when --reference is a linked checkout Message-ID: <1440204002-7638-6-git-send-email-pclouds@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1440204002-7638-1-git-send-email-pclouds@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy --- builtin/clone.c | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c index 836fb64..7a010bb 100644 --- a/builtin/clone.c +++ b/builtin/clone.c @@ -294,9 +294,14 @@ static int add_one_reference(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data) char *ref_git_git = mkpathdup("%s/.git", ref_git); free(ref_git); ref_git = ref_git_git; - } else if (!is_directory(mkpath("%s/objects", ref_git))) + } else if (!is_directory(mkpath("%s/objects", ref_git))) { + struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT; + if (get_common_dir(&sb, ref_git)) + die(_("reference repository '%s' as a linked checkout is not supported yet."), + item->string); die(_("reference repository '%s' is not a local repository."), item->string); + } if (!access(mkpath("%s/shallow", ref_git), F_OK)) die(_("reference repository '%s' is shallow"), item->string); -- 2.3.0.rc1.137.g477eb31