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-rw-r--r--builtin-revert.c33
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/builtin-revert.c b/builtin-revert.c
index a0586f9753..4bf8eb2f58 100644
--- a/builtin-revert.c
+++ b/builtin-revert.c
@@ -224,6 +224,27 @@ static int merge_recursive(const char *base_sha1,
return run_command_v_opt(argv, RUN_COMMAND_NO_STDIN | RUN_GIT_CMD);
}
+static char *help_msg(const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+ static char helpbuf[1024];
+ char *msg = getenv("GIT_CHERRY_PICK_HELP");
+
+ if (msg)
+ return msg;
+
+ strcpy(helpbuf, " After resolving the conflicts,\n"
+ "mark the corrected paths with 'git add <paths>' "
+ "or 'git rm <paths>' and commit the result.");
+
+ if (action == CHERRY_PICK) {
+ sprintf(helpbuf + strlen(helpbuf),
+ "\nWhen commiting, use the option "
+ "'-c %s' to retain authorship and message.",
+ find_unique_abbrev(sha1, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
+ }
+ return helpbuf;
+}
+
static int revert_or_cherry_pick(int argc, const char **argv)
{
unsigned char head[20];
@@ -352,16 +373,8 @@ static int revert_or_cherry_pick(int argc, const char **argv)
}
if (close(msg_fd) || commit_lock_file(&msg_file) < 0)
die ("Error wrapping up %s", defmsg);
- fprintf(stderr, "Automatic %s failed. "
- "After resolving the conflicts,\n"
- "mark the corrected paths with 'git add <paths>' "
- "and commit the result.\n", me);
- if (action == CHERRY_PICK) {
- fprintf(stderr, "When commiting, use the option "
- "'-c %s' to retain authorship and message.\n",
- find_unique_abbrev(commit->object.sha1,
- DEFAULT_ABBREV));
- }
+ fprintf(stderr, "Automatic %s failed.%s\n",
+ me, help_msg(commit->object.sha1));
exit(1);
}
if (close(msg_fd) || commit_lock_file(&msg_file) < 0)