# git-svn: Please improve confusing error message "needs update" (when actually commit is needed) in rebase 1 messages from 2012-02-24 to 2012-02-24. Participants: Jakub Holy. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/29719 ## Jakub Holy, 2012-02-24 09:55 Subject: git-svn: Please improve confusing error message "needs update" (when actually commit is needed) in rebase Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAFXq%3DJ4j%3DBGccJXL91UpnvESU2ijHP%3D4HQSS4J0R34zOU54gPw%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` Hi, I hope this is the right way to submit this enhancement request. When I run rebase with uncommited local changes, I get rather unclear error message: $ git svn rebase -v mymodule/src/main/java/example/MyModifiedFile.java: needs update rights-lib/src/main/java/example/AnotherModifiedFile.java: needs update update-index --refresh: command returned error: 1 If the message was something like "You have uncommited changes in your workspace, commit them before running rebase." (followed by a list of the files) it would be much easier for newcomers like me to understand what has to be done. I tried to understand what has to be changed in the code but it exceeds my low level of knowledge :-( Thank you! Best regards, Jakub Holy -- Jakub Holy Solutions Engineer | +47 966 23 666 Iterate AS | www.iterate.no The Lean Software Development Consultancy -- Jakub Holy Solutions Engineer | +47 966 23 666 Iterate AS | www.iterate.no The Lean Software Development Consultancy ```