From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:38:11 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-clone: Error meaningfully on failed HTTP fetches of HEAD
Message-ID: <7vk5wimnpo.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <461D7D36.4000407@catalyst.net.nz>

Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz> writes:

> Junio C Hamano wrote:
>>> A bare clone that fails to fetch HEAD will still complete
>>> "successfully". I'm not sure if that's expected/desired. Is a
>>> HEADless repo valid in any situation?
>> 
>> You would get "fatal: Not a git repository".  Why not default to
>> 'master' (if found) and issue a warning?
>
> And if not found die() for real...? Ok. I'll rework and resend.

Yeah, after making sure we have 'master' there, though ;-).