4 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/util/config.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/util/config.sh.in
index a8975d6d..ea909f84 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/util/config.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/util/config.sh.in
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ source_makepkg_config() {
 		source_safe "$MAKEPKG_CONF"
 	else
 		error "$(gettext "%s not found.")" "$MAKEPKG_CONF"
-		plain "$(gettext "Aborting...")"
+		plainerr "$(gettext "Aborting...")"
 		exit $E_CONFIG_ERROR
 	fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/util/message.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/util/message.sh.in
index 061bd858..625f11b1 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/util/message.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/util/message.sh.in
@@ -43,12 +43,20 @@ colorize() {
 	readonly ALL_OFF BOLD BLUE GREEN RED YELLOW
 }
 
+# plainerr/plainerr are primarily used to continue a previous message on a new
+# line, depending on whether the first line is a regular message or an error
+# output
+
 plain() {
 	(( QUIET )) && return
 	local mesg=$1; shift
 	printf "${BOLD}    ${mesg}${ALL_OFF}\n" "$@"
 }
 
+plainerr() {
+	plain "$@" >&2
+}
+
 msg() {
 	(( QUIET )) && return
 	local mesg=$1; shift
diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/util/source.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/util/source.sh.in
index e0490661..be7c15c2 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/util/source.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/util/source.sh.in
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ get_downloadclient() {
 	# if we didn't find an agent, return an error
 	if [[ -z $agent ]]; then
 		error "$(gettext "Unknown download protocol: %s")" "$proto"
-		plain "$(gettext "Aborting...")"
+		plainerr "$(gettext "Aborting...")"
 		exit 1 # $E_CONFIG_ERROR
 	fi
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ get_downloadclient() {
 	if [[ ! -x $program ]]; then
 		local baseprog="${program##*/}"
 		error "$(gettext "The download program %s is not installed.")" "$baseprog"
-		plain "$(gettext "Aborting...")"
+		plainerr "$(gettext "Aborting...")"
 		exit 1 # $E_MISSING_PROGRAM
 	fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/util/util.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/util/util.sh.in
index 8f6d6d3a..d1d11eb3 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/util/util.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/util/util.sh.in
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ dir_is_empty() {
 cd_safe() {
 	if ! cd "$1"; then
 		error "$(gettext "Failed to change to directory %s")" "$1"
-		plain "$(gettext "Aborting...")"
+		plainerr "$(gettext "Aborting...")"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 }