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Re: [PATCH] describe: when failing, tell the user about options that work

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Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net>
Date
Oct 23, 2009, 00:13 UTC
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On Thu, 22 Oct 2009, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > These are quite verbose. Could they be conditional on something like
> > advice.describeHints?
> 
> Concurred.  Please make it so.

I don't have a strong opinion either ways, but is having a less verbose message in the _error_ path really a big issue?

Nicolas
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Message 8 of 13 in “git describe is failing”
  1. Eugene SajineOct 22, 2009
  2. Mikael MagnussonOct 22, 2009
  3. Thomas RastOct 22, 2009
  4. Eugene SajineOct 22, 2009
  5. describe: when failing, tell the user about options that workThomas Rast, Oct 22, 2009
  6. Alex RiesenOct 22, 2009
  7. Junio C HamanoOct 22, 2009
  8. Nicolas PitreOct 23, 2009
  9. Junio C HamanoOct 23, 2009
  10. Junio C HamanoOct 23, 2009
  11. Thomas RastOct 23, 2009
  12. Junio C HamanoOct 23, 2009
  13. describe: when failing, tell the user about options that workThomas Rast, Oct 28, 2009

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