Just saying that index.lock exists doesn't tell the user _what_ to do to fix the problem. We should give an indication that it's normally safe to delete index.lock after making sure git isn't running here. Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@xxxxxxx> --- > Perhaps it is a good idea to introduce > > NORETURN void unable_to_lock_index_die(const char *path, int err) > { > if (err == EEXIST) > die(...); > else > die(...); > } > > in lockfile.c and call it from these two places you are touching? Here it is! builtin-update-index.c | 3 +-- cache.h | 1 + lockfile.c | 16 +++++++++++++++- 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/builtin-update-index.c b/builtin-update-index.c index 5604977..dd43d5b 100644 --- a/builtin-update-index.c +++ b/builtin-update-index.c @@ -742,8 +742,7 @@ int cmd_update_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) if (newfd < 0) { if (refresh_flags & REFRESH_QUIET) exit(128); - die("unable to create '%s.lock': %s", - get_index_file(), strerror(lock_error)); + unable_to_lock_index_die(get_index_file(), lock_error); } if (write_cache(newfd, active_cache, active_nr) || commit_locked_index(lock_file)) diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h index 37dfb1c..bb5a190 100644 --- a/cache.h +++ b/cache.h @@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ struct lock_file { }; #define LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR 1 #define LOCK_NODEREF 2 +extern NORETURN void unable_to_lock_index_die(const char *path, int err); extern int hold_lock_file_for_update(struct lock_file *, const char *path, int); extern int hold_lock_file_for_append(struct lock_file *, const char *path, int); extern int commit_lock_file(struct lock_file *); diff --git a/lockfile.c b/lockfile.c index 021c337..1db1a2f 100644 --- a/lockfile.c +++ b/lockfile.c @@ -155,11 +155,25 @@ static int lock_file(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path, int flags) return lk->fd; } + +NORETURN void unable_to_lock_index_die(const char *path, int err) +{ + if (errno == EEXIST) { + die("Unable to create '%s.lock': %s.\n\n" + "If no other git process is currently running, this probably means a\n" + "git process crashed in this repository earlier. Make sure no other git\n" + "process is running and remove the file manually to continue.", + path, strerror(err)); + } else { + die("Unable to create '%s.lock': %s", path, strerror(err)); + } +} + int hold_lock_file_for_update(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path, int flags) { int fd = lock_file(lk, path, flags); if (fd < 0 && (flags & LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR)) - die("unable to create '%s.lock': %s", path, strerror(errno)); + unable_to_lock_index_die(path, errno); return fd; } -- 1.6.2.rc1.14.g7f87d -- 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