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Re: [PATCH] Make sure show_all_errors when using porcelain error messages

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 1, 2010, 17:54 UTC
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Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr> writes:
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> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
>
>> Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> writes:
>>
>>> opts.show_all_errors controls the number of errors that can be displayed,
>>> and set_porcelain_error_msgs gives the format. But the formatting would
>>> be incorrect if set_porcelain_error_msgs is called without setting
>>> opts.show_all_errors.
>>
>> That makes it sound like a design bug of set_porcelain_error_msgs(), in
>> that the caller _cannot_ choose to stop at the first error if it wants to
>> use friendlier message than the plumbing one.
>
> You're right that the caller cannot stop at the first error and get
> friendly message, but I don't think this is a bug.

I am not saying it is a bug. The description makes it sound like it is a bug and I was wondering if it can be worded better not to do so.

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  1. Matthieu MoySep 1, 2010
  2. Make sure show_all_errors when using porcelain error messagesMatthieu Moy, Sep 1, 2010
  3. Junio C HamanoSep 1, 2010
  4. Matthieu MoySep 1, 2010
  5. Junio C HamanoSep 1, 2010
  6. 0/3 (hopefully) Proper fix to set show_all_errors where neededMatthieu Moy, Sep 2, 2010
  7. Jim MeyeringSep 3, 2010
  8. t7609-merge-co-error-msgs: test non-fast forward case too.Matthieu Moy, Sep 3, 2010
  9. 1/3 Move set_porcelain_error_msgs to unpack-trees.c and rename itMatthieu Moy, Sep 2, 2010
  10. 2/3 setup_unpack_trees_porcelain: take the whole options struct as parameterMatthieu Moy, Sep 2, 2010
  11. 3/3 Move "show_all_errors = 1" to setup_unpack_trees_porcelain()Matthieu Moy, Sep 2, 2010
  12. Junio C HamanoSep 2, 2010
  13. Matthieu MoySep 2, 2010
  14. Move "show_all_errors = 1" to setup_unpack_trees_porcelain()Matthieu Moy, Sep 2, 2010
  15. Jim MeyeringSep 2, 2010
  16. Matthieu MoySep 2, 2010

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