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Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] receive-pack: fix funny ref error messsage

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 27, 2023, 16:07 UTC
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"ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
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> From: ZheNing Hu <adlternative@gmail.com>
>
> When the user deletes the remote one level branch through
> "git push origin -d refs/foo", remote will return an error:
> "refusing to create funny ref 'refs/foo' remotely", here we
> are not creating "refs/foo" instead wants to delete it, so a
> better error description here would be: "refusing to update
> funny ref 'refs/foo' remotely".

OK, update() works on each ref affected, not just the ones that are updated, but also created and deleted. The updated wording may probably be better.

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>
> Signed-off-by: ZheNing Hu <adlternative@gmail.com>
> ---
>  builtin/receive-pack.c | 2 +-
>  t/t5516-fetch-push.sh  | 5 +++++
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> ...
> +test_expect_success 'push with onelevel ref' '
> +	mk_test testrepo heads/main &&
> +	test_must_fail git push testrepo HEAD:refs/onelevel
> +'
> +

I am not sure what relevance this new test has to the proposed update to the message, though.

Thanks.
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  1. 0/2 [RFC] push: allow delete one level refZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget, Jan 17, 2023
  2. 1/2 receive-pack: fix funny ref error messsageZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget, Jan 17, 2023
  3. 2/2 [RFC] push: allow delete one level refZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget, Jan 17, 2023
  4. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 17, 2023
  5. ZheNing HuJan 19, 2023
  6. 0/2 [RFC] push: allow delete one level refZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget, Feb 4, 2023
  7. 1/2 receive-pack: fix funny ref error messsageZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget, Feb 4, 2023
  8. 2/2 [RFC] push: allow delete one level refZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget, Feb 4, 2023
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2023
  10. ZheNing HuFeb 24, 2023
  11. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2023
  12. ZheNing HuFeb 25, 2023
  13. 0/2 [RFC] push: allow delete one level refZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2023
  14. 1/2 receive-pack: fix funny ref error messsageZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2023
  15. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2023
  16. ZheNing HuMar 1, 2023
  17. 2/2 [RFC] push: allow delete single-level refZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2023
  18. 0/2 [RFC] push: allow delete one level refZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget, Mar 1, 2023
  19. 1/2 receive-pack: fix funny ref error messsageZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget, Mar 1, 2023
  20. 2/2 push: allow delete single-level refZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget, Mar 1, 2023

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