Code

helpful error message when send-pack finds no refs in common.
authorAndrew Clausen <clausen@econ.upenn.edu>
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:16:05 +0000 (17:16 -0400)
committerShawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:01:15 +0000 (22:01 -0400)
Signed-off-by: Andrew Clausen <clausen@econ.upenn.edu>
Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
send-pack.c

index 9fc8a812f4c526d61e3acb8183b8b8da0e36895c..fd985ed28d7f9ea1f8ba3d83313e2bce8d614d98 100644 (file)
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ static int send_pack(int in, int out, struct remote *remote, int nr_refspec, cha
                return -1;
 
        if (!remote_refs) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "No refs in common and none specified; doing nothing.\n");
+               fprintf(stderr, "No refs in common and none specified; doing nothing.\n"
+                       "Perhaps you should specify a branch such as 'master'.\n");
                return 0;
        }