Re: [virt-manager PATCH] virt-clone: improve some error prompts

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On 12/09/2014 10:40 PM, Chen, Hanxiao wrote:


-----Original Message-----
From: Cole Robinson [mailto:crobinso@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 8:05 PM
To: Chen, Hanxiao/陈 晗霄; virt-tools-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re:  [virt-manager PATCH] virt-clone: improve some
error prompts

On 12/09/2014 01:39 AM, Chen Hanxiao wrote:
Signed-off-by: Chen Hanxiao <chenhanxiao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
   virt-clone | 6 ++++--
   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/virt-clone b/virt-clone
index 4bd5ca3..78f7885 100755
--- a/virt-clone
+++ b/virt-clone
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ def get_clone_name(new_name, auto_clone, design):
           logging.debug("Auto-generated clone name '%s'", new_name)

       if not new_name:
-        fail(_("A name is required for the new virtual machine."))
+        fail(_("A name is required for the new virtual machine,"
+            " use '-n NAME' to specify one."))
       design.clone_name = new_name


@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ def get_original_guest(guest_name, origfile, design):
               fail(e)

       if not guest_name:
-        fail(_("An original machine name or xml file is required."))
+        fail(_("An original machine name or xml file is required.\n"
+            "Try '-o ORIGINAL_GUEST' or '--original-xml=ORIGINAL_XML'."))
       design.original_guest = guest_name




I'd rather not complicate the second error message with --original-xml, since
that should be a very rarely used option.

Also, I'd prefer documenting the long options instead, so --name and
--original. Feel free to just push the updating patch



Thanks for your comments.

I updated it as the diff below and pushed.

- Chen

index 78f7885..6001bf7 100755
--- a/virt-clone
+++ b/virt-clone
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def get_clone_name(new_name, auto_clone, design):

      if not new_name:
          fail(_("A name is required for the new virtual machine,"
-            " use '-n NAME' to specify one."))
+            " use '--name NEW_VM_NAME' to specify one."))
      design.clone_name = new_name


@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ def get_original_guest(guest_name, origfile, design):
              fail(e)

      if not guest_name:
-        fail(_("An original machine name or xml file is required.\n"
-            "Try '-o ORIGINAL_GUEST' or '--original-xml=ORIGINAL_XML'."))
+        fail(_("An original machine name is required,"
+            " use '--original ORIGINAL_GUEST' and try again."))
      design.original_guest = guest_name


Looks good

Thanks,
Cole

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