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Re: [PATCH 4/7] revision, rev-parse: factorize incompatibility messages about --exclude-hidden

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Dec 6, 2023, 13:08 UTC
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On Wed, Dec 06, 2023 at 12:51:58PM +0100, René Scharfe wrote:
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> Use the standard parameterized message for reporting incompatible
> options to report options that are not accepted in combination with
> --exclude-hidden.  This reduces the number of strings to translate and
> makes the UI a bit more consistent.
> 
> Signed-off-by: René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
> ---
>  builtin/rev-parse.c                |  9 ++++++---
>  revision.c                         | 18 ++++++++++++------
>  t/t6018-rev-list-glob.sh           |  6 ++----
>  t/t6021-rev-list-exclude-hidden.sh |  4 ++--
>  4 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/builtin/rev-parse.c b/builtin/rev-parse.c
> index fde8861ca4..917f122440 100644
> --- a/builtin/rev-parse.c
> +++ b/builtin/rev-parse.c
> @@ -893,13 +893,15 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
>  			}
>  			if (opt_with_value(arg, "--branches", &arg)) {
>  				if (ref_excludes.hidden_refs_configured)
> -					return error(_("--exclude-hidden cannot be used together with --branches"));
> +					return error(_("options '%s' and '%s' cannot be used together"),
> +						     "--exclude-hidden", "--branches");

The repetitive nature of this patch and subsequent ones made me wonder whether it would be useful to have a function similar to the `die_for_incompatible_*()` helper that knows to format this error correctly.

Patrick
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Message 8 of 20 in “standardize incompatibility messages”
  1. 0/7 standardize incompatibility messagesRené Scharfe, Dec 6, 2023
  2. 3/7 revision: use die_for_incompatible_opt3() for --graph/--reverse/--walk-reflogsRené Scharfe, Dec 6, 2023
  3. Patrick SteinhardtDec 6, 2023
  4. René ScharfeDec 6, 2023
  5. Eric SunshineDec 6, 2023
  6. René ScharfeDec 6, 2023
  7. 4/7 revision, rev-parse: factorize incompatibility messages about --exclude-hiddenRené Scharfe, Dec 6, 2023
  8. Patrick SteinhardtDec 6, 2023
  9. René ScharfeDec 6, 2023
  10. Patrick SteinhardtDec 6, 2023
  11. René ScharfeDec 6, 2023
  12. Taylor BlauDec 6, 2023
  13. Patrick SteinhardtDec 7, 2023
  14. 1/7 push: use die_for_incompatible_opt4() for --delete/--tags/--all/--mirrorRené Scharfe, Dec 6, 2023
  15. 2/7 repack: use die_for_incompatible_opt3() for -A/-k/--cruftRené Scharfe, Dec 6, 2023
  16. Taylor BlauDec 6, 2023
  17. 5/7 clean: factorize incompatibility messageRené Scharfe, Dec 6, 2023
  18. 7/7 worktree: simplify incompatibility message for --orphan and commit-ishRené Scharfe, Dec 6, 2023
  19. 6/7 worktree: standardize incompatibility messagesRené Scharfe, Dec 6, 2023
  20. Patrick SteinhardtDec 6, 2023

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