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1 files changed, 68 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 70aba02c74..670dd44813 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
#include "mergesort.h"
#include "argv-array.h"
#include "commit-reach.h"
+#include "advice.h"
enum map_direction { FROM_SRC, FROM_DST };
@@ -968,12 +969,13 @@ static char *guess_ref(const char *name, struct ref *peer)
if (!r)
return NULL;
- if (starts_with(r, "refs/heads/"))
+ if (starts_with(r, "refs/heads/")) {
strbuf_addstr(&buf, "refs/heads/");
- else if (starts_with(r, "refs/tags/"))
+ } else if (starts_with(r, "refs/tags/")) {
strbuf_addstr(&buf, "refs/tags/");
- else
+ } else {
return NULL;
+ }
strbuf_addstr(&buf, name);
return strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
@@ -1004,6 +1006,62 @@ static int match_explicit_lhs(struct ref *src,
}
}
+static void show_push_unqualified_ref_name_error(const char *dst_value,
+ const char *matched_src_name)
+{
+ struct object_id oid;
+ enum object_type type;
+
+ /*
+ * 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);
+
+ if (!advice_push_unqualified_ref_name)
+ return;
+
+ if (get_oid(matched_src_name, &oid))
+ BUG("'%s' is not a valid object, "
+ "match_explicit_lhs() should catch this!",
+ matched_src_name);
+ type = oid_object_info(the_repository, &oid, NULL);
+ if (type == OBJ_COMMIT) {
+ advise(_("The <src> part of the refspec is a commit object.\n"
+ "Did you mean to create a new branch by pushing to\n"
+ "'%s:refs/heads/%s'?"),
+ matched_src_name, dst_value);
+ } else if (type == OBJ_TAG) {
+ advise(_("The <src> part of the refspec is a tag object.\n"
+ "Did you mean to create a new tag by pushing to\n"
+ "'%s:refs/tags/%s'?"),
+ matched_src_name, dst_value);
+ } else if (type == OBJ_TREE) {
+ advise(_("The <src> part of the refspec is a tree object.\n"
+ "Did you mean to tag a new tree by pushing to\n"
+ "'%s:refs/tags/%s'?"),
+ matched_src_name, dst_value);
+ } else if (type == OBJ_BLOB) {
+ advise(_("The <src> part of the refspec is a blob object.\n"
+ "Did you mean to tag a new blob by pushing to\n"
+ "'%s:refs/tags/%s'?"),
+ matched_src_name, dst_value);
+ } else {
+ BUG("'%s' should be commit/tag/tree/blob, is '%d'",
+ matched_src_name, type);
+ }
+}
+
static int match_explicit(struct ref *src, struct ref *dst,
struct ref ***dst_tail,
struct refspec_item *rs)
@@ -1038,21 +1096,18 @@ static int match_explicit(struct ref *src, struct ref *dst,
case 1:
break;
case 0:
- if (starts_with(dst_value, "refs/"))
+ if (starts_with(dst_value, "refs/")) {
matched_dst = make_linked_ref(dst_value, dst_tail);
- else if (is_null_oid(&matched_src->new_oid))
+ } else if (is_null_oid(&matched_src->new_oid)) {
error(_("unable to delete '%s': remote ref does not exist"),
dst_value);
- else if ((dst_guess = guess_ref(dst_value, matched_src))) {
+ } else if ((dst_guess = guess_ref(dst_value, matched_src))) {
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);
+ } else {
+ show_push_unqualified_ref_name_error(dst_value,
+ matched_src->name);
+ }
break;
default:
matched_dst = NULL;