Re: [flashrom] [PATCH] Improve error messages, protect the user

[Stefan Reinauer]

On 8/11/09 5:25 PM, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> if (flash->tested & TEST_BAD_ERASE) {
> 	fprintf(stderr, "Erase is not working on this chip "
> 		"and erase is needed for write. Aborting.\n");
> 	return 1;
> }
> if (flash->tested & TEST_BAD_WRITE) {
> 	fprintf(stderr, "Write is not working on this chip. "
> 		"Aborting.\n");
> 	return 1;
> }

I would agree to this as long as there's a --force option

I think the IRC note should go to the documentation, not the code.