Re: improve error message from gitlog-to-changelog with too-old Git

2008-08-18 Thread Jim Meyering
Ben Pfaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > GNU PSPP has started using the gitlog-to-changelog script, via > the corresponding gnulib module. One of the PSPP developers > (CC'd) reported the following error from the script: > >> fatal: invalid --pretty format: format:%ct %an <%ae>%n%n%s%n%b%n >> gitl

improve error message from gitlog-to-changelog with too-old Git

2008-08-18 Thread Ben Pfaff
GNU PSPP has started using the gitlog-to-changelog script, via the corresponding gnulib module. One of the PSPP developers (CC'd) reported the following error from the script: > fatal: invalid --pretty format: format:%ct %an <%ae>%n%n%s%n%b%n > gitlog-to-changelog: error closing pipe from git l