Re: [RFC/PATCH v3 2/3] sha1_file: prepare for adding alternates on demand

> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 00:43, Johannes Schindelin
> <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > On Thu, 22 Jan 2009, Lars Hjemli wrote:
> >> +             if (!quiet)
> >> +                     error("object directory %s does not exist; "
> >> +                           "check .git/objects/info/alternates.",
> >> +                           ent->base);
> >
> > FWIW my concern is not at all addressed.  A future user of add_alt_odb()
> > (and possibly your users in rare cases, too) can trigger the error that
> > suggests looking into the alternates.  Leaving the human user puzzled.
> 
> Is it the phrasing of the error message that concerns you (when
> invoked from add_alt_odb())?
> 
> If so, would something like this be ok/better?
> 
> >> +             if (!quiet)
> >> +                     error("Alternate object directory %s does not exist ",
> >> +                           ent->base);