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[PATCH 6/8] git-p4: better message for "git-p4 sync" when not cloned

From
PWPete Wyckoff <pw@padd.com>
Date
Feb 5, 2011, 22:52 UTC
Message-ID
<20110205225224.GG30963@arf.padd.com>
In-Reply-To
<20110205224848.GA30963@arf.padd.com>

A common error is to do "git-p4 sync" in a repository that was not initialized by "git-p4 clone". There will be no p4 refs. The error message in this case is a traceback for an assertion, which is confusing.

Change it instead to explain the likely problem.
Signed-off-by: Pete Wyckoff <pw@padd.com>
---
 contrib/fast-import/git-p4 |    2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/contrib/fast-import/git-p4 b/contrib/fast-import/git-p4
index 6b847c4..04e6c3d 100755
--- a/contrib/fast-import/git-p4
+++ b/contrib/fast-import/git-p4
@@ -1676,6 +1676,8 @@ class P4Sync(Command):
 
                 changes.sort()
             else:
+                if not self.p4BranchesInGit:
+                    die("No remote p4 branches.  Perhaps you never did \"git p4 clone\" in here.");
                 if self.verbose:
                     print "Getting p4 changes for %s...%s" % (', '.join(self.depotPaths),
                                                               self.changeRange)
-- 
1.7.2.3
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Message 12 of 18 in “git-p4 fixes and enhancements”
  1. 0/8 git-p4 fixes and enhancementsPete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  2. 1/8 git-p4: test scriptPete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  3. Vitor AntunesFeb 6, 2011
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 7, 2011
  5. Pete WyckoffFeb 7, 2011
  6. 2/8 git-p4: fix key error for p4 problemPete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  7. 3/8 git-p4: add missing newline in initial import messagePete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  8. Tor Arvid LundFeb 8, 2011
  9. 4/8 git-p4: accommodate new move/delete type in p4Pete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  10. Tor Arvid LundFeb 8, 2011
  11. 5/8 git-p4: reinterpret confusing p4 messagePete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  12. 6/8 git-p4: better message for "git-p4 sync" when not clonedPete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  13. Tor Arvid LundFeb 8, 2011
  14. 7/8 git-p4: decode p4 wildcard charactersPete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  15. Tor Arvid LundFeb 8, 2011
  16. Pete WyckoffFeb 8, 2011
  17. 8/8 git-p4: support clone --barePete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  18. Tor Arvid LundFeb 8, 2011

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