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| -rw-r--r-- | remote.c | 22 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -1049,12 +1049,22 @@ static int match_explicit(struct ref *src, struct ref *dst, matched_dst = make_linked_ref(dst_guess, dst_tail); free(dst_guess); } else { - error(_("unable to push to unqualified destination: %s\n" - "The destination refspec neither matches an " - "existing ref on the remote nor\n" - "begins with refs/, and we are unable to " - "guess a prefix based on the source ref."), - dst_value); + /* + * TRANSLATORS: "matches '%s'%" is the <dst> + * part of "git push <remote> <src>:<dst>" + * push, and "being pushed ('%s')" is the + * <src>. + */ + error(_("The destination you provided is not a full refname (i.e.,\n" + "starting with \"refs/\"). We tried to guess what you meant by:\n" + "\n" + "- Looking for a ref that matches '%s' on the remote side.\n" + "- Checking if the <src> being pushed ('%s')\n" + " is a ref in \"refs/{heads,tags}/\". If so we add a corresponding\n" + " refs/{heads,tags}/ prefix on the remote side.\n" + "\n" + "Neither worked, so we gave up. You must fully qualify the ref."), + dst_value, matched_src->name); } break; default: |