# [PATCH 1/2] Modify description file to say what this file is 3 messages from 2009-02-17 to 2009-02-17. Participants: John Tapsell, Sverre Rabbelier. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/17854 ## John Tapsell, 2009-02-17 10:44 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Modify description file to say what this file is Message-ID: <200902171044.59974.johnflux@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200902171044.59974.johnflux%40gmail.com ``` A lot of people see this message for the first time on the gitweb interface, where there is no clue as to what 'this file' means. Signed-off-by: John Tapsell --- templates/hooks--update.sample | 5 +++-- templates/this--description | 2 +- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/templates/hooks--update.sample b/templates/hooks--update.sample index 93c6055..f753d28 100755 --- a/templates/hooks--update.sample +++ b/templates/hooks--update.sample @@ -43,10 +43,11 @@ allowdeletetag=$(git config --bool hooks.allowdeletetag) # check for no description projectdesc=$(sed -e '1q' "$GIT_DIR/description") -if [ -z "$projectdesc" -o "$projectdesc" = "Unnamed repository; edit this file to name it for gitweb." ]; then +case $projectdesc in "Unnamed repository;"*|'') echo "*** Project description file hasn't been set" >&2 exit 1 -fi + ;; +esac # --- Check types # if $newrev is 0000...0000, it's a commit to delete a ref. diff --git a/templates/this--description b/templates/this--description index c6f25e8..914a64e 100644 --- a/templates/this--description +++ b/templates/this--description @@ -1 +1 @@ -Unnamed repository; edit this file to name it for gitweb. +Unnamed repository; edit the .git/description file to name it for gitweb. -- 1.6.2.rc1 ``` ## Sverre Rabbelier, 2009-02-17 11:37 Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Modify description file to say what this file is Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/bd6139dc0902170337o6cdc084cje313f726584fe1a7%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <200902171044.59974.johnflux@gmail.com> ``` Heya, On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:44, John Tapsell wrote: > A lot of people see this message for the first time on the gitweb > interface, where there is no clue as to what 'this file' means. It seems you somehow managed to send the exact same message 4 times, what gives? -- Cheers, Sverre Rabbelier ``` ## John Tapsell, 2009-02-17 11:59 Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Modify description file to say what this file is Message-ID: <43d8ce650902170359l2c3fa87at3efdf91f12a8812b@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/43d8ce650902170359l2c3fa87at3efdf91f12a8812b%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` 2009/2/17 Sverre Rabbelier : > Heya, > > On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:44, John Tapsell wrote: >> A lot of people see this message for the first time on the gitweb >> interface, where there is no clue as to what 'this file' means. > > It seems you somehow managed to send the exact same message 4 times, what gives? I'm really sorry. Gmail kept mangling it, then my email client said it wasn't sending.. bah. I've got it sorted it out now. John > > -- > Cheers, > > Sverre Rabbelier > ```