X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~mdw/git/stgit/blobdiff_plain/683840616efea425300859fe838add2b6b559a2c..d679e110f3641569dcf8562e9b378c671e86ae2d:/stgit/commands/common.py

diff --git a/stgit/commands/common.py b/stgit/commands/common.py
index bf804e6..78a364f 100644
--- a/stgit/commands/common.py
+++ b/stgit/commands/common.py
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ def git_id(crt_series, rev):
     """
     if not rev:
         return None
+
+    # try a GIT revision first
+    try:
+        return git.rev_parse(rev + '^{commit}')
+    except git.GitException:
+        pass
+
+    # try an StGIT patch name
     try:
         patch, branch, patch_id = parse_rev(rev)
         if branch == None:
@@ -103,7 +111,10 @@ def git_id(crt_series, rev):
             return series.get_base()
     except RevParseException:
         pass
-    return git.rev_parse(rev + '^{commit}')
+    except stack.StackException:
+        pass
+
+    raise CmdException, 'Unknown patch or revision: %s' % rev
 
 def check_local_changes():
     if git.local_changes():