Incomplete "Not a branch" error message
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launchpad itself |
Triaged
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
If I try to merge an LP URI where neither the project nor the branch exist, the error message makes sense:
mike@tambo:
bzr: ERROR: Not a branch: "bzr+ssh:
But if I instead try to merge an LP URI where the project exists but the branch does not, the error message is incomplete and does not include the branch name I tried to merge (which is especially misleading, because the user will think the project name doesn't exist when it does):
mike@tambo:
bzr: ERROR: Not a branch: "bzr+ssh:
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: bzr 2.5.0-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-19-
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 9a284f3f6b4f782
CheckboxSystem: 3935143777c965d
Date: Tue Mar 20 08:28:41 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110422)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: bzr
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-05 (135 days ago)
| Michael Terry (mterry) wrote | #1 |
| Jelmer Vernooij (jelmer) wrote Re: [Bug 960145] [NEW] Incomplete "Not a branch" error message | #2 |
| Changed in launchpad: | |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| importance: | Undecided → Critical |
| no longer affects: | bzr |
| Changed in launchpad: | |
| importance: | Critical → Low |
| no longer affects: | bzr (Ubuntu) |
| tags: |
added: branches codehosting-ssh confusing-ui removed: apport-bug i386 precise |
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 12:33:04PM -0000, Michael Terry wrote:
> If I try to merge an LP URI where neither the project nor the branch
> exist, the error message makes sense:
>
> mike@tambo:
> bzr: ERROR: Not a branch: "bzr+ssh:
>
> But if I instead try to merge an LP URI where the project exists but the
> branch does not, the error message is incomplete and does not include
> the branch name I tried to merge (which is especially misleading,
> because the user will think the project name doesn't exist when it
> does):
>
> mike@tambo:
> bzr: ERROR: Not a branch: "bzr+ssh:
This happens because of the way in which Launchpad's VFS for branches
works.
affects launchpad
Cheers,
Jelmer