Better error message

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/paludis/environments/paludis/paludis_config.cc b/paludis/environments/paludis/paludis_config.cc
index 01aa5bc4e..ed6d8edf2 100644
--- a/paludis/environments/paludis/paludis_config.cc
+++ b/paludis/environments/paludis/paludis_config.cc
@@ -506,25 +506,29 @@ PaludisConfig::PaludisConfig(PaludisEnvironment * const e, const std::string & s
 
         FSPath tty_0("/dev/pts/0");
         FSStat tty_0_stat(tty_0);
-        bool tty_ok(true);
+        std::string tty_error;
         if (tty_0_stat.exists())
         {
             ::gid_t gids[100];
 
             int g(100);
             if ((g = ::getgrouplist(reduced_username().c_str(), reduced_gid(), gids, &g)) != -1)
-                tty_ok = (gids + g != std::find(gids, gids + g, tty_0_stat.group()));
+            {
+                if (! (gids + g != std::find(gids, gids + g, tty_0_stat.group())))
+                    tty_error = " (user " + reduced_username() + " is not in group " + stringify(tty_0_stat.group()) + ")";
+            }
             else
-                tty_ok = false;
+                tty_error = " (could not determine group list for user " + reduced_username() + ")";
         }
         else
-            tty_ok = false;
+            tty_error = " (unable to stat /dev/pts/0)";
 
-        if (! tty_ok)
+        if (! tty_error.empty())
         {
             Log::get_instance()->message("paludis_environment.userpriv.tty", ll_warning, lc_context)
                 << "Cannot verify that we have sufficient permissions to use PTYs properly "
-                "using userpriv. Strange breakages may occur. You should ensure that the '"
+                "using userpriv"
+                << tty_error << ". Strange breakages may occur. You should ensure that the '"
                 << reduced_username() << "' user is in the group to which /dev/pts/0 belongs";
         }