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Re: [PATCH 6/8] git-p4: better message for "git-p4 sync" when not cloned

From
Tor Arvid Lund <torarvid@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 8, 2011, 08:55 UTC
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On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 11:52 PM, Pete Wyckoff <pw@padd.com> wrote:
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> A common error is to do "git-p4 sync" in a repository that
> was not initialized by "git-p4 clone".  There will be no
> p4 refs.  The error message in this case is a traceback
> for an assertion, which is confusing.
>
> Change it instead to explain the likely problem.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pete Wyckoff <pw@padd.com>
Acked-By: Tor Arvid Lund <torarvid@gmail.com>
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> ---
>  contrib/fast-import/git-p4 |    2 ++
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/contrib/fast-import/git-p4 b/contrib/fast-import/git-p4
> index 6b847c4..04e6c3d 100755
> --- a/contrib/fast-import/git-p4
> +++ b/contrib/fast-import/git-p4
> @@ -1676,6 +1676,8 @@ class P4Sync(Command):
>
>                 changes.sort()
>             else:
> +                if not self.p4BranchesInGit:
> +                    die("No remote p4 branches.  Perhaps you never did \"git p4 clone\" in here.");
>                 if self.verbose:
>                     print "Getting p4 changes for %s...%s" % (', '.join(self.depotPaths),
>                                                               self.changeRange)
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Message 13 of 18 in “git-p4 fixes and enhancements”
  1. 0/8 git-p4 fixes and enhancementsPete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  2. 1/8 git-p4: test scriptPete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  3. Vitor AntunesFeb 6, 2011
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 7, 2011
  5. Pete WyckoffFeb 7, 2011
  6. 2/8 git-p4: fix key error for p4 problemPete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  7. 3/8 git-p4: add missing newline in initial import messagePete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  8. Tor Arvid LundFeb 8, 2011
  9. 4/8 git-p4: accommodate new move/delete type in p4Pete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  10. Tor Arvid LundFeb 8, 2011
  11. 5/8 git-p4: reinterpret confusing p4 messagePete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  12. 6/8 git-p4: better message for "git-p4 sync" when not clonedPete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  13. Tor Arvid LundFeb 8, 2011
  14. 7/8 git-p4: decode p4 wildcard charactersPete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  15. Tor Arvid LundFeb 8, 2011
  16. Pete WyckoffFeb 8, 2011
  17. 8/8 git-p4: support clone --barePete Wyckoff, Feb 5, 2011
  18. Tor Arvid LundFeb 8, 2011

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