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[PATCH 3/3] sha1-file: change alternate "error:" message to "warning:"

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 4, 2018, 13:27 UTC
Message-ID
<20181204132716.19208-4-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<87tvjtvah0.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com>

Change the "error" message emitted by alt_odb_usable() to be a "warning" instead. As noted in commits leading up to this one this has never impacted the exit code ever since the check was initially added in 26125f6b9b ("detect broken alternates.", 2006-02-22).

It's confusing to emit an "error" when e.g. "git fsck" will exit with 0, so let's emit a "warning:" instead.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 sha1-file.c | 14 +++++++-------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sha1-file.c b/sha1-file.c
index f142f81658..4b9b63bdcb 100644
--- a/sha1-file.c
+++ b/sha1-file.c
@@ -378,17 +378,17 @@ static int alt_odb_usable(struct raw_object_store *o,
 
 	if (!is_directory(path->buf)) {
 		/* Detect cases where alternate disappeared */
-		error(_("object directory %s does not exist; "
-			"check .git/objects/info/alternates"),
-		      path->buf);
+		warning(_("object directory %s does not exist; "
+			  "check .git/objects/info/alternates"),
+			path->buf);
 		return 0;
 	} else if (is_directory(mkpath("%s/objects", path->buf)) ||
 		   is_directory(mkpath("%s/.git/objects", path->buf))) {
 		/* Detect cases where alternate is a git repository */
-		error(_("object directory %s looks like a git repository; "
-			"alternates must point to the 'objects' directory. "
-			"check .git/objects/info/alternates"),
-		      path->buf);
+		warning(_("object directory %s looks like a git repository; "
+			  "alternates must point to the 'objects' directory. "
+			  "check .git/objects/info/alternates"),
+			path->buf);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-- 
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  1. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 29, 2018
  2. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 29, 2018
  3. Stefan BellerNov 29, 2018
  4. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 29, 2018
  5. Duy NguyenNov 29, 2018
  6. Jeff KingDec 4, 2018
  7. Derrick StoleeDec 4, 2018
  8. Jeff KingDec 4, 2018
  9. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 4, 2018
  10. 1/3 sha1-file: test the error behavior of alt_odb_usable()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 4, 2018
  11. sha1-file: test the error behavior of alt_odb_usable()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 28, 2019
  12. Jeff KingMar 29, 2019
  13. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMar 29, 2019
  14. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 8, 2019
  15. Junio C HamanoApr 9, 2019
  16. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 9, 2019
  17. Junio C HamanoApr 9, 2019
  18. Jeff KingApr 9, 2019
  19. Junio C HamanoApr 9, 2019
  20. 0/3 sha1-file: warn if alternate is a git repo (not object dir)Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 4, 2018
  21. 2/3 sha1-file: emit error if an alternate looks like a repositoryÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 4, 2018
  22. Junio C HamanoDec 5, 2018
  23. Jeff KingDec 5, 2018
  24. 3/3 sha1-file: change alternate "error:" message to "warning:"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 4, 2018
  25. Junio C HamanoDec 5, 2018
  26. Jeff KingDec 5, 2018
  27. Junio C HamanoDec 5, 2018
  28. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 4, 2018
  29. Derrick StoleeDec 4, 2018

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