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Re: [PATCH v4] transport-helper: report errors properly

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Apr 8, 2013, 19:30 UTC
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On Mon, Apr 08, 2013 at 11:20:15AM -0700, Sverre Rabbelier wrote:
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> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 7:40 AM, Felipe Contreras
> <felipe.contreras@gmail.com> wrote:
> > +               die("Reading from remote helper failed");
> 
> Does the user know what a remote helper is? Could we point them at
> some helpful docs in case they don't?
That's a good point. I wonder if it would be enough to say:
  fatal: Reading from helper git-remote-X failed

That might make it more clear what the helper's role is, and showing the command name gives the user a starting point for running "man".

-Peff
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Message 3 of 31 in “transport-helper: report errors properly”
  1. transport-helper: report errors properlyFelipe Contreras, Apr 8, 2013
  2. Sverre RabbelierApr 8, 2013
  3. Jeff KingApr 8, 2013
  4. Jeff KingApr 8, 2013
  5. Thomas RastApr 9, 2013
  6. Jeff KingApr 9, 2013
  7. 0/2 reporting transport helper errorsJeff King, Apr 10, 2013
  8. 1/2 transport-helper: report errors properlyJeff King, Apr 10, 2013
  9. Sverre RabbelierApr 10, 2013
  10. Eric SunshineApr 10, 2013
  11. Felipe ContrerasApr 11, 2013
  12. Jeff KingApr 11, 2013
  13. Felipe ContrerasApr 11, 2013
  14. Jeff KingApr 11, 2013
  15. Felipe ContrerasApr 11, 2013
  16. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2013
  17. Felipe ContrerasApr 11, 2013
  18. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2013
  19. Felipe ContrerasApr 11, 2013
  20. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2013
  21. Felipe ContrerasApr 13, 2013
  22. Jeff KingApr 13, 2013
  23. Felipe ContrerasApr 13, 2013
  24. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2013
  25. Felipe ContrerasApr 14, 2013
  26. 2/2 transport-helper: mention helper name when it diesJeff King, Apr 10, 2013
  27. Sverre RabbelierApr 10, 2013
  28. Jeff KingApr 10, 2013
  29. Sverre RabbelierApr 10, 2013
  30. rhApr 10, 2013
  31. Jeff KingApr 11, 2013

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