Better error message when using --mirror in existing workspace

If repo init is run with the --mirror option, repo checks if there
is already a workspace initialized in the current location, and if
so, exits with an error message:

  --mirror not supported on existing client

This error can cause confusion; the users do not understand what
is wrong and what they need to do to fix it.

Change the error message to make it a bit clearer.

Change-Id: Ifd06ef64fd264bd1117e4184c49afe0345b75d8c

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/subcmds/init.py b/subcmds/init.py
index 9396f3c0..55497d82 100644
--- a/subcmds/init.py
+++ b/subcmds/init.py
@@ -180,8 +180,10 @@ to update the working directory files.
       if is_new:
         m.config.SetString('repo.mirror', 'true')
       else:
-        print('fatal: --mirror not supported on existing client',
-              file=sys.stderr)
+        print('fatal: --mirror is only supported when initializing a new '
+              'workspace.', file=sys.stderr)
+        print('Either delete the .repo folder in this workspace, or initialize '
+              'in another location.', file=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)
 
     if not m.Sync_NetworkHalf(is_new=is_new):