item->arg_len = (int)(eol - item->arg);
if (status < 0)
- return -1;
+ return error(_("could not parse '%.*s'"),
+ (int)(end_of_object_name - bol), bol);
item->commit = lookup_commit_reference(r, &commit_oid);
return !item->commit;
res = do_exec(r, item->arg);
*end_of_arg = saved;
- /* Reread the todo file if it has changed. */
if (res) {
if (opts->reschedule_failed_exec)
reschedule = 1;
res = error_errno(_("could not stat '%s'"),
get_todo_path(opts));
else if (match_stat_data(&todo_list->stat, &st)) {
+ /* Reread the todo file if it has changed. */
todo_list_release(todo_list);
if (read_populate_todo(r, todo_list, opts))
res = -1; /* message was printed */