git branch -D: give a better error message when lockfile creation fails
Previously the old error message just told the user that it was not possible to delete the ref from the packed-refs file. Give instructions on how to resolve the problem. Signed-off-by: Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org> Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
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@ -972,8 +972,10 @@ static int repack_without_ref(const char *refname)
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if (!found)
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return 0;
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fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&packlock, git_path("packed-refs"), 0);
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if (fd < 0)
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if (fd < 0) {
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unable_to_lock_error(git_path("packed-refs"), errno);
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return error("cannot delete '%s' from packed refs", refname);
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}
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for (list = packed_ref_list; list; list = list->next) {
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char line[PATH_MAX + 100];
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