From: Sitaram Chamarty <sitaramc@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:51:31 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3] daemon: give friendlier error messages to clients
Message-ID: <CAMK1S_iHCUrKc24kYqfUnmgEQ8yeAHiQ2StQAcPRknJ8-CvyFw@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20111015221711.GA17470@elie.hsd1.il.comcast.net>

On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 3:47 AM, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:
> Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> The admin has access to logs that record the real cause anyway, no?
>
> Yes, you're right.  If this is a good admin then she will look at the
> logs, preventing the back-and-forth Sitaram described.

Actually, even if it's a good admin, you're adding to her load needlessly.

> Though that doesn't really change anything fundamental.  It seems nice
> to remind the end user to check for typos, too.

Yup.

DId I mention "been there, done that" in my earlier email?  I'm not
bike-shedding -- there *is* an impact on productivity in terms of how
people troubleshoot when they run across a problem, and I really *do*
feel strongly about this in principle (even though I don't use
git-daemon myself so it doesn't bother me how you decide in this
*specific* case)

I'll shut up now... :-)

-- 
Sitaram