improve error message when a tag is not found and match is set

jwodder · Mar 13, 2024 · 292c18f · 292c18f
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commit 292c18f
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diff --git a/src/versioningit/git.py b/src/versioningit/git.py
@@ -346,7 +346,11 @@ def describe_git_core(
             distance = int(repo.read("rev-list", "--count", "HEAD")) - 1
             rev = description
         else:
-            raise NoTagError("`git describe` could not find a tag")
+            if len(opts.match):
+                msg = f"`git describe` could not find a tag matching {opts.match}"
+            else:
+                msg = "git describe` could not find a tag"
+            raise NoTagError(msg)
     if distance and dirty:
         state = "distance-dirty"
     elif distance: