From 4ff7cd3d77a95ab648da37f27f57568ab5a0ae45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Leah Rowe <leah@libreboot.org>
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2025 23:02:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] init.sh: make git name/email error more useful

instruct the user what to do in these conditions

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe <leah@libreboot.org>
---
 include/init.sh | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/init.sh b/include/init.sh
index 5e3cb0e..5e5215e 100644
--- a/include/init.sh
+++ b/include/init.sh
@@ -198,8 +198,10 @@ xbmk_git_init()
 	x_ git tag -a "$version" -m "$projectname $version" 1>/dev/null \
 	    2>/dev/null
 
-	x_ git config --global user.name
-	x_ git config --global user.email
+	for gitarg in "--global user.name" "--global user.email"; do
+		gitcmd="git config $gitarg"; $gitcmd || $err \
+		    "Please run this first: $gitcmd \"your ${gitcmd##*.}\""
+	done
 }
 
 xbmk_create_tmpdir()