# [PATCH] fast-import: exit with proper message if not a git dir 2 messages from 2008-02-28 to 2008-03-02. Participants: Jean-Luc Herren, Shawn O. Pearce. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/12374 ## Jean-Luc Herren, 2008-02-28 22:29 Subject: [PATCH] fast-import: exit with proper message if not a git dir Message-ID: <47C735E2.2010500@gmx.ch> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/47C735E2.2010500%40gmx.ch ``` git fast-import expects to be run from an existing (possibly empty) repository. It was dying with a suboptimal message if that wasn't the case. Signed-off-by: Jean-Luc Herren --- fast-import.c | 1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c index 0d3449f..7f197d5 100644 --- a/fast-import.c +++ b/fast-import.c @@ -2377,6 +2377,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) { unsigned int i, show_stats = 1; + setup_git_directory(); git_config(git_pack_config); if (!pack_compression_seen && core_compression_seen) pack_compression_level = core_compression_level; -- 1.5.4.2 ``` ## Shawn O. Pearce, 2008-03-02 23:16 Subject: Re: [PATCH] fast-import: exit with proper message if not a git dir Message-ID: <20080302231649.GD8410@spearce.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080302231649.GD8410%40spearce.org In-Reply-To: <47C735E2.2010500@gmx.ch> ``` Jean-Luc Herren wrote: > git fast-import expects to be run from an existing (possibly > empty) repository. It was dying with a suboptimal message if that > wasn't the case. > > Signed-off-by: Jean-Luc Herren > --- > fast-import.c | 1 + > 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c > index 0d3449f..7f197d5 100644 > --- a/fast-import.c > +++ b/fast-import.c > @@ -2377,6 +2377,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) > { > unsigned int i, show_stats = 1; > > + setup_git_directory(); > git_config(git_pack_config); > if (!pack_compression_seen && core_compression_seen) > pack_compression_level = core_compression_level; Acked-by: Shawn O. Pearce -- Shawn. ```