clarifications in various messages etc

(thanks to SethX for feedback)

  - install: a little more verbosity in the mkdir
  - install and example conf: some of the help text made more clear
  - auth: error message on bad $cmd is now clearer, plus no perl-warnings to
    confuse people

conf/example.conf

@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 
 # notes:
 
+#     - the reponame is a simple name.  Do not add the ".git" extension --
+#       that will be added by the program when the actual repo is created
+
 #     - RW+ means non-ff push is allowed
 #     - you can't write just "W" or "+"; it has to be R, or RW, or RW+
 

src/gl-auth-command

@@ -70,11 +70,9 @@ die "$cmd???  you're a funny guy..."
 # including the single quotes
 
 my ($verb, $repo) = ($cmd =~ /^\s*(git\s+\S+|\S+)\s+'\/?(.*).git'/);
-die "$verb?  I don't do odd jobs, sorry..."
-    unless $verb =~ $R_COMMANDS or $verb =~ $W_COMMANDS;
-
-die "I don't like the look of $repo, sorry!"
-    unless $repo =~ $REPONAME_PATT;
+die "Sorry, I don't like the command you gave me: $cmd\n"
+    unless ( ( $verb =~ $R_COMMANDS or $verb =~ $W_COMMANDS )
+        and  $repo =~ $REPONAME_PATT );
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #       first level permissions check

src/install.pl

@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ our ($REPO_BASE, $GL_ADMINDIR, $GL_CONF);
 sub wrap_mkdir
 {
     my $dir = shift;
-    -d $dir or mkdir($dir) or die "mkdir $dir failed: $!\n";
+    if ( -d $dir ) {
+        print STDERR "$dir already exists\n";
+        return;
+    }
+    mkdir($dir) or die "mkdir $dir failed: $!\n";
+    print STDERR "created $dir\n";
 }
 
 # the only path that is *fixed* (can't be changed without changing all 3
@@ -21,7 +26,7 @@ unless (-f $glrc) {
     # doesn't exist.  Copy it across, tell user to edit it and come back
     system("cp conf/example.gitolite.rc $glrc");
     print STDERR "created $glrc\n";
-    print STDERR "please edit it, set the paths as you like, and rerun this script\n";
+    print STDERR "please edit it, change the paths if you wish to, and RERUN THIS SCRIPT\n";
     exit;
 }