diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog index cbae73edfd0..9cd895c4f35 100644 --- a/lisp/ChangeLog +++ b/lisp/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2009-03-20 Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu> + + * vc-dir.el (vc-dir-deduce-fileset): Make the error message more explicit. + 2009-03-19 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com> * subr.el (forward-point): Add obsolescence declaration. diff --git a/lisp/vc-dir.el b/lisp/vc-dir.el index d2414f9172f..4ac5ed6852a 100644 --- a/lisp/vc-dir.el +++ b/lisp/vc-dir.el @@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ outside of VC) and one wants to do some operation on it." ;; state to decide which operation to perform. (dolist (crt (cdr only-files-list)) (unless (vc-compatible-state (cdr crt) state) - (error "%s:%s clashes with %s:%s" + (error "When applying VC operations to multiple files, the files are required\nto be in similar VC states.\n%s in state %s clashes with %s in state %s" (car crt) (cdr crt) (caar only-files-list) state))) (setq only-files-list (mapcar 'car only-files-list)) (when (and state (not (eq state 'unregistered)))