# HG changeset patch
# User Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
# Date 1237557402 0
# Node ID ab984696947f6e81ee20db99655729daf885f580
# Parent  ae4c4cf5b7ebb7977abc32118abfcc5e02e935bc
(vc-dir-deduce-fileset): Make the error message more explicit.

diff -r ae4c4cf5b7eb -r ab984696947f lisp/ChangeLog
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog	Fri Mar 20 09:41:19 2009 +0000
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog	Fri Mar 20 13:56:42 2009 +0000
@@ -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 -r ae4c4cf5b7eb -r ab984696947f lisp/vc-dir.el
--- a/lisp/vc-dir.el	Fri Mar 20 09:41:19 2009 +0000
+++ b/lisp/vc-dir.el	Fri Mar 20 13:56:42 2009 +0000
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@
       ;; 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)))