I've asked Stefan Küng to change the text, cc: dev_at_svn bcc: users_at_svn,
a couple of days ago.
I like your suggested text though.
Cooke, Mark wrote on Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 08:23:21 +0100:
> Folks,
>
> I think it might be a good idea to change this text as people are doing the first thing they are asked: reporting to the list. I wonder if we change it around it might help?
>
> > ---------------------------
> >
> > Subversion Exception!
> >
> > ---------------------------
> >
> > Subversion encountered a serious problem.
> >
> > Please take the time to report this on the Subversion mailing list
> > (users_at_subversion.apache.org) with as much information as possible
> > about what you were trying to do.
> >
> > But please first search the mailing list archives for the
> > error message to avoid reporting the same problem repeatedly.
> >
> > You can find the mailing list archives at
> > http://subversion.apache.org/mailing-lists.html
> >
> > Subversion reported the following (you can copy the content of this
> > dialog to the clipboard using Ctrl-C):
> >
> > In file
> >
> > 'D:\Development\SVN\Releases\TortoiseSVN-1.7.0\ext\subversion\
> > subversion\libsvn_wc\wc_db.c'
> >
> > line 9465: assertion failed (work_presence ==
> > svn_wc__db_status_normal || work_presence ==
> > svn_wc__db_status_not_present || work_presence ==
> > svn_wc__db_status_base_deleted)
> >
> > ---------------------------
>
> Suggestion:-
>
> > Subversion encountered a serious problem.
> >
> > Please search the mailing list archives for the error message, as
> > a solution may already be available (this also avoids reporting the
> > same problem repeatedly). You can find the mailing list archives
> > at http://subversion.apache.org/mailing-lists.html.
> >
> > If you cannot find anything, please take the time to send as much
> > information as possible about what you were trying to do along with
> > the following information (you can copy the content of this dialog
> > to the clipboard using Ctrl-C) to the Subversion mailing list
> > (users_at_subversion.apache.org). Many thanks!
>
>
> I think this might help (or am I hopelessly optimistic)?
>
> ~ mark c
Received on 2011-10-14 12:39:28 CEST