Re: [PATCH] imap-send: improve error messages for missing configuration

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>On 20 June 2025 6:28:32 am IST, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>>"Jörg Thalheim" <joerg@thalheim.io> writes:
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>>> The error message 'no imap store specified' was confusing because
>>> it referred to 'store' when the actual missing configuration was
>>> 'imap.folder'. Similarly, the host error message provided no
>>> guidance on how to fix the issue.
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>>> Improve both error messages to:
>>> - Clearly state what configuration is missing
>>> - Provide hints showing the exact git config commands needed
>>> - Include examples of typical values
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>>> This helps users quickly understand and resolve configuration issues
>>> when using git imap-send.
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>>> Signed-off-by: Jörg Thalheim <joerg@thalheim.io>
>>> ---
>>>  imap-send.c | 8 ++++++--
>>>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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>>It is curious that you are sending usability improvement patches to
>>imap-send, which I was recently told to be completely broken wrt the
>>use of imap.folder.  Is the claim I heard that it is totally broken
>>not true after all, I wonder?
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>I assume either the person has used the seen branch, or has not tested the program itself.