Better error message when using --mirror in existing workspace
If repo init is run with the --mirror option, repo checks if there
is already a workspace initialized in the current location, and if
so, exits with an error message:
--mirror not supported on existing client
This error can cause confusion; the users do not understand what
is wrong and what they need to do to fix it.
Change the error message to make it a bit clearer.
Change-Id: Ifd06ef64fd264bd1117e4184c49afe0345b75d8c
diff --git a/subcmds/init.py b/subcmds/init.py
index 9396f3c..55497d8 100644
--- a/subcmds/init.py
+++ b/subcmds/init.py
@@ -180,8 +180,10 @@
if is_new:
m.config.SetString('repo.mirror', 'true')
else:
- print('fatal: --mirror not supported on existing client',
- file=sys.stderr)
+ print('fatal: --mirror is only supported when initializing a new '
+ 'workspace.', file=sys.stderr)
+ print('Either delete the .repo folder in this workspace, or initialize '
+ 'in another location.', file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
if not m.Sync_NetworkHalf(is_new=is_new):
