On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 00:43, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 22 Jan 2009, Lars Hjemli wrote: >> + if (!quiet) >> + error("object directory %s does not exist; " >> + "check .git/objects/info/alternates.", >> + ent->base); > > FWIW my concern is not at all addressed. A future user of add_alt_odb() > (and possibly your users in rare cases, too) can trigger the error that > suggests looking into the alternates. Leaving the human user puzzled. Is it the phrasing of the error message that concerns you (when invoked from add_alt_odb())? If so, would something like this be ok/better? >> + if (!quiet) >> + error("Alternate object directory %s does not exist ", >> + ent->base); -- larsh -- 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