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-rw-r--r--src/pacman/util.c10
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/pacman/util.c b/src/pacman/util.c
index 0b076d97..f7f8ecf5 100644
--- a/src/pacman/util.c
+++ b/src/pacman/util.c
@@ -69,9 +69,13 @@ void trans_init_error(void)
pm_printf(ALPM_LOG_ERROR, _("failed to init transaction (%s)\n"),
alpm_strerror(err));
if(err == ALPM_ERR_HANDLE_LOCK) {
- fprintf(stderr, _(" if you're sure a package manager is not already\n"
- " running, you can remove %s\n"),
- alpm_option_get_lockfile(config->handle));
+ const char *lockfile = alpm_option_get_lockfile(config->handle);
+ pm_printf(ALPM_LOG_ERROR, _("could not lock database: %s\n"),
+ strerror(errno));
+ if(access(lockfile, F_OK) == 0) {
+ fprintf(stderr, _(" if you're sure a package manager is not already\n"
+ " running, you can remove %s\n"), lockfile);
+ }
}
}