It took me some time to figure out what this error message meant and how to fix the problem. So let's improve it a little. -Andi --- git-1.5.4/git-bisect~ 2008-02-09 13:37:16.000000000 +0100 +++ git-1.5.4/git-bisect 2008-04-26 01:26:19.000000000 +0200 @@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ git checkout $branch || exit ;; refs/heads/*) - [ -s "$GIT_DIR/head-name" ] && die "won't bisect on seeked tree" + if [ -s "$GIT_DIR/head-name" ] ; then + echo >&2 "Please run git bisect reset" + die "won't bisect on seeked tree" + fi echo "${head#refs/heads/}" >"$GIT_DIR/head-name" ;; *) -- 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