Debugging/troubleshooting "System Notices"

[seanenck]

• Gitea version (or commit ref): 1.9.1
• Git version: 2.20.1
• Operating system: Debian buster
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Description

System notices are reporting

Error while getting .editorconfig file: reference not found...

However I have no idea how to actually troubleshoot this problem because I have no context (not the missing editorconfig but how to get more information or root cause system notices). With just the type, description, and creation date I'd have to monitor all of our users actions to try and trace this...

I understand the usage of editorconfig (or what it is), I'm mainly asking:

1. What is the intended pathway to troubleshoot "System Notices"?
2. Can the "System Notices" provide more context in the future?

Screenshots

[seanenck]

FYI: I got lucky and was able to see the error and an action I performed that caused it (browsing to an uninitialized repository)

This certainly needs to be easier to figure out in the future

[mrsdizzie]

I've added a comment about this specific error to the other bug, but IMO there isn't anything wrong with the notices themselves this is just a bad one/ vague error message :(

Like all errors it is up to whomever is adding them to be clear and have the important information needed. This particular error is just bad and doesn't include the repo/path when it should (as most other ones I've seen).

Once the solution of this particular message is clear, the error message should be updated or just removed if it doesn't really belong in system notices at all.

[charlesmorin]

Got the exact same thing. Impossible to reproduce as the message is way to vague. System logs isn't providing more details. Looking forward to a fix. Thanks!

Version: 1.9.2

[seanenck]

I'm fine to close this at this point with the assumption that #7943 will eventually be resolved/make diagnosing this specific case better.