Flight Log / bufbuild/buf #3651
Clarify error message for missing plugin versions — a Claude Code (Anthropic) flight by Iain McGinniss
Iain McGinniss (@iainmcgin) opened this Claude Code (Anthropic) pull request in bufbuild/buf on Feb 25, 2025; a burn — closed unmerged after human review: +62 −1, 1 file, 0 reviews.
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The agent proposed a fix for buf generate to separate a missing plugin version error from an unknown plugin error. It touched one file with 62 added lines, one deletion, and one commit. It was closed unmerged after human review, recorded as a burn. Review recorded zero change requests and zero review comments.
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When using buf generate, provide specific error messages based on whether the plugin is unknown, or if it is just the version that is unknown. 1. For a valid plugin with non-existent version (e.g., v0.4.1 instead of v0.4.0): "unknown version v0.4.1 for plugin community/neoeinstein-prost. The lat…
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- —committedIain McGinniss
- Feb 28, 2025closeddoriable
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