On Fri, 30 Jan 2009, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
case DENY_REFUSE:
- if (!is_ref_checked_out(name))
+ if (is_bare_repository() || !is_ref_checked_out(name))
break;
- error("refusing to update checked out branch: %s", name);
+ error("refusing to update checked out branch: %s\n"
+ "if you know what you are doing, you can allow it by "
+ "setting\n\n"
+ "\tgit config receive.denyCurrentBranch true\n", name);
It seems like those new users you're trying to protect could use an
additional sentence, like:
"A bare repository would not have this issue."
or
"You may prefer to have a bare repository instead."
Being told how to do it right is even better than being told that you're
doing it wrong. (-:
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