* nit: missing branch error message
@ 2005-09-16 6:35 Jeff Garzik
2005-09-16 23:09 ` Junio C Hamano
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From: Jeff Garzik @ 2005-09-16 6:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Git Mailing List
Just tried accidentally to check out a non-existent branch:
> [jgarzik@pretzel libata-dev]$ git checkout -f upstream
> fatal: Needed a single revision
> [jgarzik@pretzel libata-dev]$ ls .git/refs/heads/
> adma chs-support master pata-drivers sil24-original vsc-mwi
> adma-mwi iomap ncq promise-sata-pata sil-lbt
> ALL iomap-step1 passthru sil24 upstream-fixes
Better error message would be "hey dummy, branch doesn't exist"
Jeff
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* Re: nit: missing branch error message
2005-09-16 6:35 nit: missing branch error message Jeff Garzik
@ 2005-09-16 23:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2005-09-19 17:06 ` Linus Torvalds
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From: Junio C Hamano @ 2005-09-16 23:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jeff Garzik; +Cc: git
Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com> writes:
>> [jgarzik@pretzel libata-dev]$ git checkout -f upstream
>> fatal: Needed a single revision
>
> Better error message would be "hey dummy, branch doesn't exist"
Thanks.
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* Re: nit: missing branch error message
2005-09-16 23:09 ` Junio C Hamano
@ 2005-09-19 17:06 ` Linus Torvalds
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From: Linus Torvalds @ 2005-09-19 17:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Junio C Hamano; +Cc: Jeff Garzik, git
On Fri, 16 Sep 2005, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com> writes:
>
> >> [jgarzik@pretzel libata-dev]$ git checkout -f upstream
> >> fatal: Needed a single revision
> >
> > Better error message would be "hey dummy, branch doesn't exist"
>
> Thanks.
Hell no.
I'm pissed.
[torvalds@g5 linux]$ git checkout -b st-5481 0677b284b827fbac20961037982f2a6459a827a8
hey dummy, branch '0677b284b827fbac20961037982f2a6459a827a8' doesn't exist.
This f*cking message needs to go! The old message may have been confused,
but it was confused for a really good reason. The new message shows that
you didn't understand what "git checkout" does.
Linus
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