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[RFC PATCH v2] prefix_path: show gitdir when arg is outside repo

From
Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com>
Date
Feb 15, 2020, 01:00 UTC
Message-ID
<20200215010013.190528-1-emilyshaffer@google.com>
In-Reply-To
<20200214232933.243520-1-emilyshaffer@google.com>

When developing a script, it can be painful to understand why Git thinks something is outside the current repo, if the current repo isn't what the user thinks it is. Since this can be tricky to diagnose, especially in cases like submodules or nested worktrees, let's give the user a hint about which repository is offended about that path.

Signed-off-by: Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com>
---
As suggested by brian, print the worktree instead. See
https://lore.kernel.org/git/20200215004606.GM190927@google.com.
 pathspec.c | 3 ++-
 setup.c    | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/pathspec.c b/pathspec.c
index 128f27fcb7..166d255642 100644
--- a/pathspec.c
+++ b/pathspec.c
@@ -439,7 +439,8 @@ static void init_pathspec_item(struct pathspec_item *item, unsigned flags,
 		match = prefix_path_gently(prefix, prefixlen,
 					   &prefixlen, copyfrom);
 		if (!match)
-			die(_("%s: '%s' is outside repository"), elt, copyfrom);
+			die(_("%s: '%s' is outside repository at '%s'"), elt,
+			    copyfrom, absolute_path(get_git_work_tree()));
 	}
 
 	item->match = match;
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index 12228c0d9c..4ea7a0b081 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ char *prefix_path(const char *prefix, int len, const char *path)
 {
 	char *r = prefix_path_gently(prefix, len, NULL, path);
 	if (!r)
-		die(_("'%s' is outside repository"), path);
+		die(_("'%s' is outside repository at '%s'"), path,
+		    absolute_path(get_git_work_tree()));
 	return r;
 }
 
-- 
2.25.0.265.gbab2e86ba0-goog
Previous: Emily ShafferNext: brian m. carlson
Message 4 of 9 in “prefix_path: show gitdir when arg is outside repo”
  1. prefix_path: show gitdir when arg is outside repoemilyshaffer@google.com, Feb 14, 2020
  2. brian m. carlsonFeb 15, 2020
  3. Emily ShafferFeb 15, 2020
  4. prefix_path: show gitdir when arg is outside repoEmily Shaffer, Feb 15, 2020
  5. brian m. carlsonFeb 15, 2020
  6. Jonathan NiederFeb 28, 2020
  7. Emily ShafferMar 3, 2020
  8. prefix_path: show gitdir if worktree unavailableEmily Shaffer, Mar 3, 2020
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2020

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