[PATCH 3/3] git-am: print fair error message when format detection fails

From: Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil>
Date: Aug 7, 2009, 01:08 UTC
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From: Nicolas Sebrecht <ni.s@laposte.net>

Avoid git ending with this message:
	"Patch format  is not supported."

With improved error message in the format detection failure case by Giuseppe Bilotta.

Signed-off-by: Nicolas Sebrecht <ni.s@laposte.net>
Signed-off-by: Brandon Casey <drafnel@gmail.com>
---
 git-am.sh |    6 +++++-
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/git-am.sh b/git-am.sh
index dd60f5d..f719f6e 100755
--- a/git-am.sh
+++ b/git-am.sh
@@ -268,7 +268,11 @@ split_patches () {
 		msgnum=
 		;;
 	*)
-		clean_abort "Patch format $patch_format is not supported."
+		if test -n "$parse_patch" ; then
+			clean_abort "Patch format $patch_format is not supported."
+		else
+			clean_abort "Patch format detection failed."
+		fi
 		;;
 	esac
 }

-- 
1.6.4