4 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/file.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/file.go
index d5e8924f5d..5f7ed255bc 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/file.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/file.go
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func GetEditorconfig(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   "404":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
 
-	ec, err := ctx.Repo.GetEditorconfig(ctx.Repo.Commit)
+	ec, _, err := ctx.Repo.GetEditorconfig(ctx.Repo.Commit)
 	if err != nil {
 		if git.IsErrNotExist(err) {
 			ctx.NotFound(err)
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/editor.go b/routers/web/repo/editor.go
index f65e1ad3d8..476c1d5ddd 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/editor.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/editor.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func editFile(ctx *context.Context, isNewFile bool) {
 
 // GetEditorConfig returns a editorconfig JSON string for given treePath or "null"
 func GetEditorConfig(ctx *context.Context, treePath string) string {
-	ec, err := ctx.Repo.GetEditorconfig()
+	ec, _, err := ctx.Repo.GetEditorconfig()
 	if err == nil {
 		def, err := ec.GetDefinitionForFilename(treePath)
 		if err == nil {
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/middlewares.go b/routers/web/repo/middlewares.go
index 9a4aa3382c..5c38b31154 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/middlewares.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/middlewares.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func SetEditorconfigIfExists(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	ec, err := ctx.Repo.GetEditorconfig()
+	ec, _, err := ctx.Repo.GetEditorconfig()
 
 	if err != nil && !git.IsErrNotExist(err) {
 		description := fmt.Sprintf("Error while getting .editorconfig file: %v", err)
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/view.go b/routers/web/repo/view.go
index ce60d91150..2a57f8ef37 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/view.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/view.go
@@ -346,11 +346,18 @@ func renderFile(ctx *context.Context, entry *git.TreeEntry, treeLink, rawLink st
 	ctx.Data["RawFileLink"] = rawLink + "/" + util.PathEscapeSegments(ctx.Repo.TreePath)
 
 	if ctx.Repo.TreePath == ".editorconfig" {
-		_, editorconfigErr := ctx.Repo.GetEditorconfig(ctx.Repo.Commit)
-		ctx.Data["FileError"] = editorconfigErr
+		_, editorconfigWarning, editorconfigErr := ctx.Repo.GetEditorconfig(ctx.Repo.Commit)
+		if editorconfigWarning != nil {
+			ctx.Data["FileWarning"] = strings.TrimSpace(editorconfigWarning.Error())
+		}
+		if editorconfigErr != nil {
+			ctx.Data["FileError"] = strings.TrimSpace(editorconfigErr.Error())
+		}
 	} else if ctx.Repo.IsIssueConfig(ctx.Repo.TreePath) {
 		_, issueConfigErr := ctx.Repo.GetIssueConfig(ctx.Repo.TreePath, ctx.Repo.Commit)
-		ctx.Data["FileError"] = issueConfigErr
+		if issueConfigErr != nil {
+			ctx.Data["FileError"] = strings.TrimSpace(issueConfigErr.Error())
+		}
 	}
 
 	isDisplayingSource := ctx.FormString("display") == "source"