# HG changeset patch
# User Alexis S. L. Carvalho <alexis@cecm.usp.br>
# Date 1190671211 10800
# Node ID 4528858e7202d02c55c78e48eed18b76f6b71083
# Parent  7e6138cb8d387a02ff0346f3d2c0be90d2f41ab4
make identify an optionalrepo command

Fixes issue726.

diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -1489,6 +1489,10 @@ def identify(ui, repo, source=None,
     name for non-default branches.
     """
 
+    if not repo and not source:
+        raise util.Abort(_("There is no Mercurial repository here "
+                           "(.hg not found)"))
+
     hexfunc = ui.debugflag and hex or short
     default = not (num or id or branch or tags)
     output = []
@@ -3155,7 +3159,7 @@ table = {
 
 norepo = ("clone init version help debugancestor debugcomplete debugdata"
           " debugindex debugindexdot debugdate debuginstall")
-optionalrepo = ("paths serve showconfig")
+optionalrepo = ("identify paths serve showconfig")
 
 def dispatch(args):
     try: