# HG changeset patch
# User Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
# Date 2014-02-27 20:46:29
# Node ID 5614f8cf0861d95bbe853f636db4bcdab77fe183
# Parent  02d0d3aa42e3c02f326f7e71d8374acf28e20a32

ui: suggest config --edit when no username is set

diff --git a/mercurial/ui.py b/mercurial/ui.py
--- a/mercurial/ui.py
+++ b/mercurial/ui.py
@@ -449,7 +449,9 @@ class ui(object):
             except KeyError:
                 pass
         if not user:
-            raise util.Abort(_('no username supplied (see "hg help config")'))
+            raise util.Abort(_('no username supplied'),
+                             hint=_('use "hg config --edit" '
+                                    ' to set your username'))
         if "\n" in user:
             raise util.Abort(_("username %s contains a newline\n") % repr(user))
         return user
diff --git a/tests/test-install.t b/tests/test-install.t
--- a/tests/test-install.t
+++ b/tests/test-install.t
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ hg debuginstall with no username
   checking templates (*mercurial?templates)... (glob)
   checking commit editor...
   checking username...
-   no username supplied (see "hg help config")
+   no username supplied
    (specify a username in your configuration file)
   1 problems detected, please check your install!
   [1]