return the error

new.go

@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ func FindPath(path string) *RepoStatus {
 	return windowMap[path]
 }
 
-func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) *RepoStatus {
+func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) (error, *RepoStatus) {
 	if windowMap[path] == nil {
 		log.Log(INFO, "NewRepoStatusWindow() adding new", path)
 	} else {
 		log.Warn("This already exists yet for path", path)
 		log.Warn("should return windowMap[path] here")
-		return windowMap[path]
+		return nil, windowMap[path]
 	}
 
 	var realpath string
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) *RepoStatus {
 	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Log(WARN, "Error getting home directory:", err)
-		return nil
+		return err, nil
 	}
 	goSrcDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, "go/src")
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) *RepoStatus {
 	if err != nil {
 		// log.Log(WARN, "Error reading .git/config:", filename, err)
 		// log.Log(WARN, "TODO: find .git/config in parent directory")
-		return nil
+		return err, nil
 	}
 
 	rs := &RepoStatus{
@@ -122,5 +122,5 @@ func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) *RepoStatus {
 	rs.setUserWorkingName()
 
 	windowMap[path] = rs
-	return rs
+	return nil, rs
 }