1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/git-p4.py b/git-p4.py
index 47d092d2e5..cbf8525594 100755
--- a/git-p4.py
+++ b/git-p4.py
@@ -3163,6 +3163,7 @@ class P4Clone(P4Sync):
         self.cloneExclude = ["/"+p for p in self.cloneExclude]
         for p in depotPaths:
             if not p.startswith("//"):
+                sys.stderr.write('Depot paths must start with "//": %s\n' % p)
                 return False
 
         if not self.cloneDestination: