Re: [PATCHv1 1/1] git-p4: better error reporting when p4 fails

[Luke Diamand <luke@diamand.org>]

On 5 June 2018 at 11:49, Merland Romain <merlorom@yahoo.fr> wrote:
>
>> @@ -91,6 +93,13 @@ def p4_build_cmd(cmd):
>>         real_cmd = ' '.join(real_cmd) + ' ' + cmd
>>     else:
>>         real_cmd += cmd
>> +
>> +    # now check that we can actually talk to the server
>> +    global p4_access_checked
>> +    if not p4_access_checked:
>> +        p4_access_checked = True
>> +        p4_check_access()
>> +
>
> Just switch the 2 lines 'p4_access_checked = True' and 'p4_check_access()'
> It seems to me more logical

Like this:

+        p4_check_access()
+        p4_access_checked = True

You need to set p4_access_checked first so that it doesn't go and try
to check the p4 access before running "p4 login -s", which would then
get stuck forever.

>
> Romain