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Re: [PATCH v2 18/27] update-ref --stdin: Harmonize error messages

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Mar 31, 2014, 22:37 UTC
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On 03/31/2014 11:51 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu> writes:
> 
>> Make (most of) the error messages for invalid input have the same
>> format [1]:
>>
>>     $COMMAND [SP $REFNAME]: $MESSAGE
>>
>> Update the tests accordingly.
>>
>> [1] A few error messages are left with their old form, because
>>     $COMMAND and $REFNAME aren't passed all the way down the call
>>     stack.  Maybe those sites should be changed some day, too.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
>> ---
> 
> Up to this point, modulo nits that have been pointed out separately,
> the series looked reasonably well done.

Thanks for the feedback! Would you like me to expand the commit messages to answer the questions that you asked about the previous patches? And if so, do you want a v3 sent to the list already or should I wait for you to review patches 19-27 first?

Cheers, Michael

-- 
Michael Haggerty
mhagger@alum.mit.edu
http://softwareswirl.blogspot.com/
Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Michael Haggerty
Message 36 of 65 in “Clean up update-refs --stdin and implement ref_transaction”
  1. 00/27 Clean up update-refs --stdin and implement ref_transactionMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  2. 01/27 t1400: Fix name and expected result of one testMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  4. Michael HaggertyMar 31, 2014
  5. 02/27 t1400: Provide more usual input to the commandMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  6. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  7. 03/27 parse_arg(): Really test that argument is properly terminatedMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  8. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  9. Michael HaggertyMar 31, 2014
  10. 04/27 t1400: Add some more tests involving quoted argumentsMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  11. 05/27 refs.h: Rename the action_on_err constantsMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  12. 06/27 update_refs(): Fix constnessMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  13. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  14. Michael HaggertyMar 31, 2014
  15. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  16. 07/27 update-ref --stdin: Read the whole input at onceMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  17. 08/27 parse_cmd_verify(): Copy old_sha1 instead of evaluating <oldvalue> twiceMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  18. 09/27 update-ref.c: Extract a new function, parse_refname()Michael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  19. 10/27 update-ref --stdin: Improve error messages for invalid valuesMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  20. 11/27 update-ref --stdin: Make error messages more consistentMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  21. 12/27 update-ref --stdin: Simplify error messages for missing oldvaluesMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  22. 13/27 t1400: Test that stdin -z update treats empty <newvalue> as zerosMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  23. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  24. Michael HaggertyMar 31, 2014
  25. 14/27 update-ref.c: Extract a new function, parse_next_sha1()Michael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  26. Brad KingMar 26, 2014
  27. 15/27 update-ref --stdin -z: Deprecate interpreting the empty string as zerosMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  28. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  29. 16/27 t1400: Test one mistake at a timeMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  30. Brad KingMar 26, 2014
  31. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  32. Michael HaggertyMar 31, 2014
  33. 17/27 update-ref --stdin: Improve the error message for unexpected EOFMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  34. 18/27 update-ref --stdin: Harmonize error messagesMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  35. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  36. Michael HaggertyMar 31, 2014
  37. Michael HaggertyApr 1, 2014
  38. Junio C HamanoApr 2, 2014
  39. 19/27 refs: Add a concept of a reference transactionMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  40. Brad KingMar 26, 2014
  41. Michael HaggertyMar 26, 2014
  42. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2014
  43. Michael HaggertyApr 2, 2014
  44. 20/27 update-ref --stdin: Reimplement using reference transactionsMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  45. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2014
  46. Michael HaggertyApr 2, 2014
  47. Junio C HamanoApr 3, 2014
  48. Michael HaggertyApr 4, 2014
  49. 21/27 refs: Remove API function update_refs()Michael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  50. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2014
  51. 22/27 struct ref_update: Rename field "ref_name" to "refname"Michael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  52. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2014
  53. Michael HaggertyApr 2, 2014
  54. 23/27 struct ref_update: Store refname as a FLEX_ARRAY.Michael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  55. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2014
  56. 24/27 ref_transaction_commit(): Introduce temporary variablesMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  57. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2014
  58. 25/27 struct ref_update: Add a lock memberMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  59. 26/27 struct ref_update: Add type fieldMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  60. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2014
  61. Michael HaggertyApr 2, 2014
  62. Junio C HamanoApr 2, 2014
  63. 27/27 ref_transaction_commit(): Work with transaction->updates in placeMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  64. Brad KingMar 26, 2014
  65. Michael HaggertyMar 26, 2014

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