From: Rob Pike <r@golang.org>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:06:39 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: cmd/go: slightly less confusing error message
X-Git-Tag: weekly.2012-02-07~236
X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.su/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=108961b21649cd7c2d8f9650542b2228fea09613;p=gostls13.git

cmd/go: slightly less confusing error message
If the argument to go fix isn't a package directory, the message said nothing helpful.
Now it at least says a package couldn't be found.

R=golang-dev, rsc
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/5577072
---

diff --git a/src/cmd/go/pkg.go b/src/cmd/go/pkg.go
index bbfcfa26a7..21fbb273db 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/pkg.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/pkg.go
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func packages(args []string) []*Package {
 	for _, arg := range args {
 		pkg := loadPackage(arg, &stk)
 		if pkg.Error != nil {
-			errorf("%s", pkg.Error)
+			errorf("can't load package: %s", pkg.Error)
 			continue
 		}
 		pkgs = append(pkgs, pkg)
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ func packagesForBuild(args []string) []*Package {
 	printed := map[*PackageError]bool{}
 	for _, pkg := range pkgs {
 		if pkg.Error != nil {
-			errorf("%s", pkg.Error)
+			errorf("can't load package: %s", pkg.Error)
 		}
 		for _, err := range pkg.DepsErrors {
 			// Since these are errors in dependencies,