Instead of writing error messages directly to stderr, write them to a
"strbuf *err". In lock_ref_sha1_basic(), arrange for these errors to
be returned to its caller.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhag...@alum.mit.edu>
---
 refs.c | 19 ++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 100a767..625e69f 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -2198,23 +2198,28 @@ static void unlock_ref(struct ref_lock *lock)
 /*
  * Verify that the reference locked by lock has the value old_sha1.
  * Fail if the reference doesn't exist and mustexist is set. Return 0
- * on success or a negative value on error. This function should make
- * sure errno is meaningful on error.
+ * on success. On error, write an error message to err, set errno, and
+ * return a negative value.
  */
 static int verify_lock(struct ref_lock *lock,
-                      const unsigned char *old_sha1, int mustexist)
+                      const unsigned char *old_sha1, int mustexist,
+                      struct strbuf *err)
 {
+       assert(err);
+
        if (read_ref_full(lock->ref_name,
                          mustexist ? RESOLVE_REF_READING : 0,
                          lock->old_sha1, NULL)) {
                int save_errno = errno;
-               error("Can't verify ref %s", lock->ref_name);
+               strbuf_addf(err, "Can't verify ref %s", lock->ref_name);
                errno = save_errno;
                return -1;
        }
        if (hashcmp(lock->old_sha1, old_sha1)) {
-               error("Ref %s is at %s but expected %s", lock->ref_name,
-                       sha1_to_hex(lock->old_sha1), sha1_to_hex(old_sha1));
+               strbuf_addf(err, "Ref %s is at %s but expected %s",
+                           lock->ref_name,
+                           sha1_to_hex(lock->old_sha1),
+                           sha1_to_hex(old_sha1));
                errno = EBUSY;
                return -1;
        }
@@ -2448,7 +2453,7 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char 
*refname,
                        goto error_return;
                }
        }
-       if (old_sha1 && verify_lock(lock, old_sha1, mustexist)) {
+       if (old_sha1 && verify_lock(lock, old_sha1, mustexist, err)) {
                last_errno = errno;
                goto error_return;
        }
-- 
2.1.4

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