Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes: >> fp = fdopen_lock_file(&lk, "w"); >> if (!fp) >> - die_errno(_("unable to fdopen %s"), get_lock_file_path(&lk)); >> + die_errno(_("unable to fdopen %s"), sparse_filename); >> >> if (core_sparse_checkout_cone) >> write_cone_to_file(fp, pl); >> @@ -356,11 +355,13 @@ static int write_patterns_and_update(struct pattern_list *pl) >> write_patterns_to_file(fp, pl); >> >> if (commit_lock_file(&lk)) >> - die_errno(_("unable to write %s"), get_locked_file_path(&lk)); >> + die_errno(_("unable to write %s"), sparse_filename); > > Note the difference between "get_lock" and "get_locked" in these two. > The first will mention the tempfile name, and the second the destination > filename (and sparse_filename is the latter). I did consider ... to write %s.%s", sparse_filename, LOCK_SUFFIX) but then thought that the final name is what is more relevant to the end user. Yes, while correcting unrelated error, I shouldn't have tried to improve unrelated end-user experience ;-). > Will send v2 later tonight. Thanks, Patrick, for noticing the problem in > the first place. Yeah, thanks, both.