Hello all, On 01/14/2016 09:15 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Eric Wong <normalperson@xxxxxxxx> writes: > >> Error messages should attempt to fit within the confines of >> an 80-column terminal to avoid compatibility and accessibility >> problems. Furthermore the word "directories" can be misleading >> when used in the context of git refnames. >> >> Signed-off-by: Eric Wong <normalperson@xxxxxxxx> >> --- >> Eric Wong <normalperson@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > I also noticed the "Only one set of wildcard directories" error >> > message is unnecessary long and "wildcard directories" should >> > probably be shortened to "wildcards" to avoid wrapping in a terminal. >> > That will probably be a separate patch for me. >> >> There's likely more instances of this in git-svn, but I figured >> we'll get this one fixed, first. >> >> Also pushed to bogomips.org/git-svn.git >> (commit dc6aa7e61e9d33856f54d63b7acb518383420373) >> along with Victor's patch. > Thanks. > > I am not sure if it is a good idea to show */*/* as an example in > the message (that is an anti-example of 'one set of wildcard' by > having three stars, isn't it?), but that is not a new issue this > change introduces. I agree, this should be changed, however I think this should be done in separate patch. Do we have any questions left open before this could be merged into main git repo? -- Victor -- 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