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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index e2a479a64f..f4897287f7 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -120,8 +120,13 @@ char *prefix_path_gently(const char *prefix, int len,
char *prefix_path(const char *prefix, int len, const char *path)
{
char *r = prefix_path_gently(prefix, len, NULL, path);
- if (!r)
- die(_("'%s' is outside repository"), path);
+ if (!r) {
+ const char *hint_path = get_git_work_tree();
+ if (!hint_path)
+ hint_path = get_git_dir();
+ die(_("'%s' is outside repository at '%s'"), path,
+ absolute_path(hint_path));
+ }
return r;
}