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-rw-r--r--cgit.c6
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index 51ca78a..b7807ad 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -421,13 +421,17 @@ static int prepare_repo_cmd(struct cgit_context *ctx)
char *tmp;
unsigned char sha1[20];
int nongit = 0;
+ int rc;
setenv("GIT_DIR", ctx->repo->path, 1);
setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit);
if (nongit) {
+ rc = errno;
ctx->page.title = fmt("%s - %s", ctx->cfg.root_title,
"config error");
- tmp = fmt("Not a git repository: '%s'", ctx->repo->path);
+ tmp = fmt("Failed to open %s: %s",
+ ctx->repo->name,
+ rc ? strerror(rc) : "Not a valid git repository");
ctx->repo = NULL;
cgit_print_http_headers(ctx);
cgit_print_docstart(ctx);