I agree that if the user specifies a config file explicitly, and that file doesn't exist, the user should get a clear error message about that. From an implemenation point of view, this needs to be fixed in cliapp, so I'll re-assign the bug there.
On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 04:22:52PM +0200, Damien Couroussé wrote: > Package: obnam > Version: 1.8-1 > Severity: minor > > hello, > > > obnam returns an abstruse message when the configuration file is > incorrectly specified. > > Here is an example : > $ /usr/bin/obnam --config $BAD_CONFIG_FILENAME generations > ERROR: RA920EX: does not seem to be an Obnam repository > > > best regards, > Damien > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: jessie/sid > APT prefers testing > APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'stable-updates'), (480, 'stable'), > (200, 'unstable') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > Foreign Architectures: i386 > > Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) > Locale: LANG=fr_FR.utf8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > > Versions of packages obnam depends on: > ii libc6 2.18-5 > ii python 2.7.5-5 > ii python-cliapp 1.20140315-1 > ii python-fuse 2:0.2.1-9 > ii python-larch 1.20131130-1 > ii python-paramiko 1.10.1-1 > ii python-tracing 0.8-1 > ii python-ttystatus 0.23-1 > > obnam recommends no packages. > > obnam suggests no packages. > > -- no debconf information > -- http://gtdfh.branchable.com/ -- GTD for hackers http://obnam.org/ -- HAVE YOU BACKED UP TODAY? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org