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[RFC/PATCH 1/7] rerere: unify error message when read_cache fails

From
Thomas Gummerer <t.gummerer@gmail.com>
Date
May 20, 2018, 21:12 UTC
Message-ID
<20180520211210.1248-2-t.gummerer@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20180520211210.1248-1-t.gummerer@gmail.com>

We have multiple different variants of the error message we show to the user if 'read_cache' fails. The "Could not read index" variant we are using in 'rerere.c' is currently not used anywhere in translated form.

As a subsequent commit will mark all output that comes from 'rerere.c' for translation, make the life of the translators a little bit easier by using a string that is used elsewhere, and marked for translation there, and thus most likely already translated.

"index file corrupt" seems to be the most common error message we show when 'read_cache' fails, so use that here as well.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gummerer <t.gummerer@gmail.com>
---

"index file corrupt" is also what Stefan chose for his series unifying these error messages (and 'die'ing, which I'm not sure is the right thing to do here as also mentioned in my reply to [1]). I'm happy to drop this if we decide to go with that series.

[1]: <20180516222118.233868-8-sbeller@google.com>
 rerere.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/rerere.c b/rerere.c
index 18cae2d11c..4b4869662d 100644
--- a/rerere.c
+++ b/rerere.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ static int find_conflict(struct string_list *conflict)
 {
 	int i;
 	if (read_cache() < 0)
-		return error("Could not read index");
+		return error("index file corrupt");
 
 	for (i = 0; i < active_nr;) {
 		int conflict_type;
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ int rerere_remaining(struct string_list *merge_rr)
 	if (setup_rerere(merge_rr, RERERE_READONLY))
 		return 0;
 	if (read_cache() < 0)
-		return error("Could not read index");
+		return error("index file corrupt");
 
 	for (i = 0; i < active_nr;) {
 		int conflict_type;
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ int rerere_forget(struct pathspec *pathspec)
 	struct string_list merge_rr = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 
 	if (read_cache() < 0)
-		return error("Could not read index");
+		return error("index file corrupt");
 
 	fd = setup_rerere(&merge_rr, RERERE_NOAUTOUPDATE);
 	if (fd < 0)
-- 
2.17.0.588.g4d217cdf8e.dirty
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  1. 0/7 rerere: handle nested conflictsThomas Gummerer, May 20, 2018
  2. 1/7 rerere: unify error message when read_cache failsThomas Gummerer, May 20, 2018
  3. Stefan BellerMay 21, 2018
  4. 2/7 rerere: mark strings for translationThomas Gummerer, May 20, 2018
  5. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2018
  6. 3/7 rerere: add some documentationThomas Gummerer, May 20, 2018
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2018
  8. Thomas GummererJun 3, 2018
  9. 4/7 rerere: fix crash when conflict goes unresolvedThomas Gummerer, May 20, 2018
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2018
  11. Thomas GummererMay 24, 2018
  12. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2018
  13. 5/7 rerere: only return whether a path has conflicts or notThomas Gummerer, May 20, 2018
  14. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2018
  15. 6/7 rerere: factor out handle_conflict functionThomas Gummerer, May 20, 2018
  16. 7/7 rerere: teach rerere to handle nested conflictsThomas Gummerer, May 20, 2018
  17. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2018
  18. Thomas GummererMay 24, 2018
  19. 00/10 rerere: handle nested conflictsThomas Gummerer, Jun 5, 2018
  20. 01/10 rerere: unify error messages when read_cache failsThomas Gummerer, Jun 5, 2018
  21. 03/10 rerere: wrap paths in output in sqThomas Gummerer, Jun 5, 2018
  22. 05/10 rerere: add some documentationThomas Gummerer, Jun 5, 2018
  23. 07/10 rerere: only return whether a path has conflicts or notThomas Gummerer, Jun 5, 2018
  24. 09/10 rerere: teach rerere to handle nested conflictsThomas Gummerer, Jun 5, 2018
  25. 10/10 rerere: recalculate conflict ID when unresolved conflict is committedThomas Gummerer, Jun 5, 2018
  26. 02/10 rerere: lowercase error messagesThomas Gummerer, Jun 5, 2018
  27. 06/10 rerere: fix crash when conflict goes unresolvedThomas Gummerer, Jun 5, 2018
  28. 04/10 rerere: mark strings for translationThomas Gummerer, Jun 5, 2018
  29. 08/10 rerere: factor out handle_conflict functionThomas Gummerer, Jun 5, 2018
  30. Thomas GummererJul 3, 2018
  31. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2018
  32. Thomas GummererJul 10, 2018
  33. 00/11 rerere: handle nested conflictsThomas Gummerer, Jul 14, 2018
  34. 01/11 rerere: unify error messages when read_cache failsThomas Gummerer, Jul 14, 2018
  35. 03/11 rerere: wrap paths in output in sqThomas Gummerer, Jul 14, 2018
  36. 02/11 rerere: lowercase error messagesThomas Gummerer, Jul 14, 2018
  37. 04/11 rerere: mark strings for translationThomas Gummerer, Jul 14, 2018
  38. Simon RuderichJul 15, 2018
  39. Thomas GummererJul 16, 2018
  40. 06/11 rerere: fix crash when conflict goes unresolvedThomas Gummerer, Jul 14, 2018
  41. Junio C HamanoJul 30, 2018
  42. Thomas GummererJul 30, 2018
  43. 05/11 rerere: add documentation for conflict normalizationThomas Gummerer, Jul 14, 2018
  44. Junio C HamanoJul 30, 2018
  45. Thomas GummererJul 30, 2018
  46. 07/11 rerere: only return whether a path has conflicts or notThomas Gummerer, Jul 14, 2018
  47. Junio C HamanoJul 30, 2018
  48. Thomas GummererJul 30, 2018
  49. 08/11 rerere: factor out handle_conflict functionThomas Gummerer, Jul 14, 2018
  50. Junio C HamanoJul 30, 2018
  51. 09/11 rerere: return strbuf from handle pathThomas Gummerer, Jul 14, 2018
  52. Junio C HamanoJul 30, 2018
  53. 10/11 rerere: teach rerere to handle nested conflictsThomas Gummerer, Jul 14, 2018
  54. Junio C HamanoJul 30, 2018
  55. Thomas GummererJul 30, 2018
  56. 11/11 rerere: recalculate conflict ID when unresolved conflict is committedThomas Gummerer, Jul 14, 2018
  57. Junio C HamanoJul 30, 2018
  58. Thomas GummererJul 30, 2018
  59. 00/11 rerere: handle nested conflictsThomas Gummerer, Aug 5, 2018
  60. 01/11 rerere: unify error messages when read_cache failsThomas Gummerer, Aug 5, 2018
  61. 02/11 rerere: lowercase error messagesThomas Gummerer, Aug 5, 2018
  62. 03/11 rerere: wrap paths in output in sqThomas Gummerer, Aug 5, 2018
  63. 04/11 rerere: mark strings for translationThomas Gummerer, Aug 5, 2018
  64. 05/11 rerere: add documentation for conflict normalizationThomas Gummerer, Aug 5, 2018
  65. 06/11 rerere: fix crash with files rerere can't handleThomas Gummerer, Aug 5, 2018
  66. 07/11 rerere: only return whether a path has conflicts or notThomas Gummerer, Aug 5, 2018
  67. 08/11 rerere: factor out handle_conflict functionThomas Gummerer, Aug 5, 2018
  68. 09/11 rerere: return strbuf from handle pathThomas Gummerer, Aug 5, 2018
  69. 10/11 rerere: teach rerere to handle nested conflictsThomas Gummerer, Aug 5, 2018
  70. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 22, 2018
  71. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2018
  72. Thomas GummererAug 22, 2018
  73. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2018
  74. Thomas GummererAug 24, 2018
  75. 1/2 rerere: remove documentation for "nested conflicts"Thomas Gummerer, Aug 24, 2018
  76. 2/2 rerere: add not about files with existing conflict markersThomas Gummerer, Aug 24, 2018
  77. 1/2 rerere: mention caveat about unmatched conflict markersThomas Gummerer, Aug 28, 2018
  78. 2/2 rerere: add note about files with existing conflict markersThomas Gummerer, Aug 28, 2018
  79. Junio C HamanoAug 29, 2018
  80. Thomas GummererSep 1, 2018
  81. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2018
  82. Thomas GummererAug 28, 2018
  83. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2018
  84. 11/11 rerere: recalculate conflict ID when unresolved conflict is committedThomas Gummerer, Aug 5, 2018

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