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Re: [RFC/ PATCH 5/5] t7609: test merge and checkout error messages

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Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
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Jun 9, 2010, 21:31 UTC
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Diane Gasselin <diane.gasselin@ensimag.imag.fr> writes:
> It seems a good idea, I will introduce that in my next version.
> Should the message directly advice that files should not be exchanged
> outside of Git and propose a solution for resolving the situation?

I don't think the tool should try to guess the origin of the problem, but give a solution (like "please move or remove the files before you can merge").

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Matthieu Moy
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  1. 0/5 unpack_trees: nicer error messagesDiane Gasselin, Jun 9, 2010
  2. 0/5 unpack_trees: nicer error messagesDiane Gasselin, Jun 9, 2010
  3. 1/5 tree-walk: do not stop when an error is detectedDiane Gasselin, Jun 9, 2010
  4. 2/5 unpack_trees: group errors by typeDiane Gasselin, Jun 9, 2010
  5. 3/5 unpack_trees_options: update porcelain messagesDiane Gasselin, Jun 9, 2010
  6. 4/5 t3030: update porcelain expected messageDiane Gasselin, Jun 9, 2010
  7. 5/5 t7609: test merge and checkout error messagesDiane Gasselin, Jun 9, 2010
  8. Matthieu MoyJun 9, 2010
  9. Diane GasselinJun 9, 2010
  10. Matthieu MoyJun 9, 2010
  11. Junio C HamanoJun 9, 2010
  12. Matthieu MoyJun 9, 2010
  13. Jeff KingJun 10, 2010
  14. Diane GasselinJun 10, 2010
  15. Diane GasselinJun 9, 2010
  16. Junio C HamanoJun 9, 2010
  17. Diane GasselinJun 10, 2010
  18. Matthieu MoyJun 9, 2010
  19. Junio C HamanoJun 9, 2010
  20. Diane GasselinJun 9, 2010
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