Reece Dunn, 06.04.2009: > 2009/4/5 Markus Heidelberg <markus.heidelberg@xxxxxx>: > > Reece Dunn, 05.04.2009: > >> + echo "You may not be on a branch. In this case, you need to move" > >> + echo "onto the branch you want to pull to (usually master):" > >> + echo " git checkout <branch>" > >> + echo > > > > Not being on a branch is not the general case when you receive this > > message. Maybe determining if you are not on a branch and adjusting the > > message acordingly is an option. > > So, something like: > git-pull.sh | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- > 1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/git-pull.sh b/git-pull.sh > index 8a26763..f263c04 100755 > --- a/git-pull.sh > +++ b/git-pull.sh > @@ -90,23 +90,29 @@ error_on_no_merge_candidates () { > > curr_branch=${curr_branch#refs/heads/} > > - echo "You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you" > - echo "want to merge with, and 'branch.${curr_branch}.merge' in" > - echo "your configuration file does not tell me either. Please" > - echo "name which branch you want to merge on the command line and" > - echo "try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>')." > - echo "See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec." > - echo > - echo "If you often merge with the same branch, you may want to" > - echo "configure the following variables in your configuration" > - echo "file:" > - echo > - echo " branch.${curr_branch}.remote = <nickname>" > - echo " branch.${curr_branch}.merge = <remote-ref>" > - echo " remote.<nickname>.url = <url>" > - echo " remote.<nickname>.fetch = <refspec>" > - echo > - echo "See git-config(1) for details." > + if [ -n "$curr_branch" ]; then > + echo "You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you" > + echo "want to merge with, and 'branch.${curr_branch}.merge' in" > + echo "your configuration file does not tell me either. Please" > + echo "name which branch you want to merge on the command line" > + echo "and try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>')." > + echo "See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec." > + echo > + echo "If you often merge with the same branch, you may want to" > + echo "configure the following variables in your configuration" > + echo "file:" > + echo > + echo " branch.${curr_branch}.remote = <nickname>" > + echo " branch.${curr_branch}.merge = <remote-ref>" > + echo " remote.<nickname>.url = <url>" > + echo " remote.<nickname>.fetch = <refspec>" > + echo > + echo "See git-config(1) for details." > + else > + echo "You may not be on a branch. In this case, you need to" > + echo "move to the branch you want to pull to (usually master):" > + echo " git checkout <branch>" > + fi > exit 1 > } > Yes, on something like this I thought, but the proposed solution is not the right thing to do, see the response from Björn. Maybe something like "You are not on a branch, so there cannot be a configuration for git-pull. You have to explicitly tell the repository and refspec." or so. Markus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html