[Bug 960145] [NEW] Incomplete "Not a branch" error message

[Michael Terry]

Public bug reported:

If I try to merge an LP URI where neither the project nor the branch
exist, the error message makes sense:

mike at tambo:~/Code/deja-dup/22$ bzr merge lp:~mterry/nothere/nope
bzr: ERROR: Not a branch: "bzr+ssh://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mterry/nothere/nope/".

But if I instead try to merge an LP URI where the project exists but the
branch does not, the error message is incomplete and does not include
the branch name I tried to merge (which is especially misleading,
because the user will think the project name doesn't exist when it
does):

mike at tambo:~/Code/deja-dup/22$ bzr merge lp:~mterry/deja-dup/nope
bzr: ERROR: Not a branch: "bzr+ssh://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mterry/deja-dup/".

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: bzr 2.5.0-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-19.30-generic-pae 3.2.11
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-19-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 9a284f3f6b4f7829abbe27ad9573a709
CheckboxSystem: 3935143777c965daaa64b51f0134f712
Date: Tue Mar 20 08:28:41 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110422)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: bzr
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-05 (135 days ago)

** Affects: bzr
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: bzr (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise

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Title:
  Incomplete "Not a branch" error message

Status in Bazaar Version Control System:
  New
Status in “bzr” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  If I try to merge an LP URI where neither the project nor the branch
  exist, the error message makes sense:

  mike at tambo:~/Code/deja-dup/22$ bzr merge lp:~mterry/nothere/nope
  bzr: ERROR: Not a branch: "bzr+ssh://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mterry/nothere/nope/".

  But if I instead try to merge an LP URI where the project exists but
  the branch does not, the error message is incomplete and does not
  include the branch name I tried to merge (which is especially
  misleading, because the user will think the project name doesn't exist
  when it does):

  mike at tambo:~/Code/deja-dup/22$ bzr merge lp:~mterry/deja-dup/nope
  bzr: ERROR: Not a branch: "bzr+ssh://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mterry/deja-dup/".

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: bzr 2.5.0-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-19.30-generic-pae 3.2.11
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-19-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  CheckboxSubmission: 9a284f3f6b4f7829abbe27ad9573a709
  CheckboxSystem: 3935143777c965daaa64b51f0134f712
  Date: Tue Mar 20 08:28:41 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110422)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: bzr
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-05 (135 days ago)

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