# [PATCH] Stop hiding the error message within 'git submodule add'

2 messages from 2011-07-23 to 2011-07-23. Participants: John Szakmeister.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/27894

## John Szakmeister, 2011-07-23 11:17

Subject: [PATCH] Stop hiding the error message within 'git submodule add'
Message-ID: <1311419848-79652-1-git-send-email-john@szakmeister.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1311419848-79652-1-git-send-email-john%40szakmeister.net

```
git-submodule.sh was incorrectly assuming that the only reason
'git add --dry-run' would fail was due to ignored paths.  However,
when trying add a submodule inside of another, the original error
message was being lost, and leaves a user confused.  Simply
re-run 'git add --dry-run' and allow the error message emitted.

Signed-off-by: John Szakmeister <john@szakmeister.net>
---
 git-submodule.sh |    7 +------
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index bc1d3fa..056abd4 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -223,12 +223,7 @@ cmd_add()
 
 	if test -z "$force" && ! git add --dry-run --ignore-missing "$path" > /dev/null 2>&1
 	then
-		(
-			eval_gettext "The following path is ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
-\$path
-Use -f if you really want to add it." &&
-			echo
-		) >&2
+		git add --dry-run --ignore-missing "$path"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
-- 
1.7.6.134.gcf13f6.dirty

```

## John Szakmeister, 2011-07-23 11:59

Subject: Re: [PATCH] Stop hiding the error message within 'git submodule add'
Message-ID: <CAEBDL5VmY-BY9+q2b6pz=rxJKF6HghrbtmamaCzee7xDGf1h-A@mail.gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAEBDL5VmY-BY9%2Bq2b6pz%3DrxJKF6HghrbtmamaCzee7xDGf1h-A%40mail.gmail.com
In-Reply-To: <1311419848-79652-1-git-send-email-john@szakmeister.net>

```
Bah, this broke a test (I must have missed that fact somehow).  I'll
see if it can be fixed.

-John

On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 7:17 AM, John Szakmeister <john@szakmeister.net> wrote:
> git-submodule.sh was incorrectly assuming that the only reason
> 'git add --dry-run' would fail was due to ignored paths.  However,
> when trying add a submodule inside of another, the original error
> message was being lost, and leaves a user confused.  Simply
> re-run 'git add --dry-run' and allow the error message emitted.
>
> Signed-off-by: John Szakmeister <john@szakmeister.net>
> ---
>  git-submodule.sh |    7 +------
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
> index bc1d3fa..056abd4 100755
> --- a/git-submodule.sh
> +++ b/git-submodule.sh
> @@ -223,12 +223,7 @@ cmd_add()
>
>        if test -z "$force" && ! git add --dry-run --ignore-missing "$path" > /dev/null 2>&1
>        then
> -               (
> -                       eval_gettext "The following path is ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
> -\$path
> -Use -f if you really want to add it." &&
> -                       echo
> -               ) >&2
> +               git add --dry-run --ignore-missing "$path"
>                exit 1
>        fi
>
> --
> 1.7.6.134.gcf13f6.dirty
>
>

```