[PATCH STABLE?] import: abort usefully if no patch name given

[Kevin Bullock]

On 21 Oct 2011, at 12:32 PM, Matt Mackall wrote:

> On Fri, 2011-10-21 at 11:20 -0500, Kevin Bullock wrote:
>> Here's a quick fix for what's arguably a bug (hence I've flagged it for stable): `hg import` with no arguments aborts quite unhelpfully, as shown by timeless' paste here: <http://pastebin.mozilla.org/1361350>
>> 
>> This patch makes it abort with a useful message when, say, you meant to say `hg import -` but forgot the '-'.
>> 
>> It also quashes the usage text. Not sure if that's consistent with other commands. Bikeshedding and alternate approaches welcome.
>> 
>> [Hopefully Apple Mail doesn't mangle this.]
> 
> It did, by deleting a bunch of leading spaces:
> 
>> @@ -3414,6 +3414,9 @@ def import_(ui, repo, patch1, *patches, 
>> 
>>    Returns 0 on success.
>>    """
>> +    if not patch1:
>> +        raise util.Abort(_('need at least one patch to import'))
>> +
>>    patches = (patch1,) + patches
>> 
>>    date = opts.get('date')
> 
> Why oh why would a mailer even do that?

*flail* Sorry about that. I have no idea what it thinks it's doing.

> Anyway, fixed, queued, and a trivial test added, thanks.


Thanks.

pacem in terris / mir / shanti / salaam / heiwa
Kevin R. Bullock