I didn't. This is how it's formatted in org.eclipse.jgit.errors.CheckoutConflictException, which I moved to org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors to replace deleted org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors.CheckoutConflictException. Then I added the line about Christian and the 'conflictingPaths' list. But you're right, this is confusing, Patch Set 3 should be a cleaner cut.