[virt-tools-list] [virt-manager PATCH] virt-clone: improve some error prompts

Chen, Hanxiao chenhanxiao at cn.fujitsu.com
Wed Dec 10 03:40:30 UTC 2014



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cole Robinson [mailto:crobinso at redhat.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 8:05 PM
> To: Chen, Hanxiao/陈 晗霄; virt-tools-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Re: [virt-tools-list] [virt-manager PATCH] virt-clone: improve some
> error prompts
> 
> On 12/09/2014 01:39 AM, Chen Hanxiao wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Chen Hanxiao <chenhanxiao at cn.fujitsu.com>
> > ---
> >   virt-clone | 6 ++++--
> >   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/virt-clone b/virt-clone
> > index 4bd5ca3..78f7885 100755
> > --- a/virt-clone
> > +++ b/virt-clone
> > @@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ def get_clone_name(new_name, auto_clone, design):
> >           logging.debug("Auto-generated clone name '%s'", new_name)
> >
> >       if not new_name:
> > -        fail(_("A name is required for the new virtual machine."))
> > +        fail(_("A name is required for the new virtual machine,"
> > +            " use '-n NAME' to specify one."))
> >       design.clone_name = new_name
> >
> >
> > @@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ def get_original_guest(guest_name, origfile, design):
> >               fail(e)
> >
> >       if not guest_name:
> > -        fail(_("An original machine name or xml file is required."))
> > +        fail(_("An original machine name or xml file is required.\n"
> > +            "Try '-o ORIGINAL_GUEST' or '--original-xml=ORIGINAL_XML'."))
> >       design.original_guest = guest_name
> >
> >
> >
> 
> I'd rather not complicate the second error message with --original-xml, since
> that should be a very rarely used option.
> 
> Also, I'd prefer documenting the long options instead, so --name and
> --original. Feel free to just push the updating patch
> 


Thanks for your comments.

I updated it as the diff below and pushed.

- Chen

index 78f7885..6001bf7 100755
--- a/virt-clone
+++ b/virt-clone
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def get_clone_name(new_name, auto_clone, design):
 
     if not new_name:
         fail(_("A name is required for the new virtual machine,"
-            " use '-n NAME' to specify one."))
+            " use '--name NEW_VM_NAME' to specify one."))
     design.clone_name = new_name
 
 
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ def get_original_guest(guest_name, origfile, design):
             fail(e)
 
     if not guest_name:
-        fail(_("An original machine name or xml file is required.\n"
-            "Try '-o ORIGINAL_GUEST' or '--original-xml=ORIGINAL_XML'."))
+        fail(_("An original machine name is required,"
+            " use '--original ORIGINAL_GUEST' and try again."))
     design.original_guest = guest_name




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