Re: Newbie grief

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: May 3, 2012, 21:13 UTC
Message-ID: <7vehr1dl2z.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <87obq5ggpu.fsf@an-dro.info.enstb.org>

Ronan Keryell <Ronan.Keryell@hpc-project.com> writes:

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>>>>>> On Thu, 03 May 2012 12:13:46 -0700, Rich Pixley <rich.pixley@palm.com> said:
>
>     Rich> * the hg error messages are straightforward, clear, and don't
>     Rich> require any deep knowledge of the source code control system
>     Rich> or it's limitations.  (I still don't understand what the git
>     Rich> message on collision is saying.)
>
> This is a very good suggestion.
> ...
> At least, print a simpler message with some typical use case causing
> this and some workflow ideas before the detailed explanation.

It indeed is a good starting point to make a suggestion, but there is nothing actionable in the above by itself, especially since "typical use case" is quite different for different Git users.