dpkg: Print correct feature name on --assert-* failures

3 files changed, 18 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7a304e321..73ee013d5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 2009-02-10  Guillem Jover  <guillem@debian.org>
 
+	* src/enquiry.c (assert_version_support): Add new feature_name
+	argument, and use it when printing the output messages. Fix all
+	callers.
+
+2009-02-10  Guillem Jover  <guillem@debian.org>
+
 	* src/enquiry.c (assert_version_support): Remove reqversion argument.
 	Do not initialize verrev_buf from reqversion, when the epoch is ~0UL.
 	(assertpredep): Pass a fully constructed versionrevision to
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 66eb40afb..41bb0c651 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ dpkg (1.15.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Add kopensolaris support to ostable and triplettable. Closes: #509312
   * Document in deb.5 in detail the currently supported format, ar member
     names, types of tar archives and data.tar members.
+  * Print correct feature name on «dpkg --assert-*» failures.
 
   [ Raphael Hertzog ]
   * Enhance dpkg-shlibdeps's error message when a library can't be found to
diff --git a/src/enquiry.c b/src/enquiry.c
index 17bbc18e4..7840748ee 100644
--- a/src/enquiry.c
+++ b/src/enquiry.c
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ void unpackchk(const char *const *argv) {
 
 static void
 assert_version_support(const char *const *argv,
-                       struct versionrevision *verrev_buf)
+                       struct versionrevision *verrev_buf,
+                       const char *feature_name)
 {
   struct pkginfo *pkg;
 
@@ -257,33 +258,35 @@ assert_version_support(const char *const *argv,
   case stat_triggersawaited:
     if (versionsatisfied3(&pkg->configversion,verrev_buf,dvr_laterequal))
       break;
-    printf(_("Version of dpkg with working epoch support not yet configured.\n"
-           " Please use `dpkg --configure dpkg', and then try again.\n"));
+    printf(_("Version of dpkg with working %s support not yet configured.\n"
+             " Please use 'dpkg --configure dpkg', and then try again.\n"),
+           feature_name);
     exit(1);
   default:
-    printf(_("dpkg not recorded as installed, cannot check for epoch support !\n"));
+    printf(_("dpkg not recorded as installed, cannot check for %s support!\n"),
+           feature_name);
     exit(1);
   }
 }
 
 void assertpredep(const char *const *argv) {
   struct versionrevision version = { 0, "1.1.0", NULL };
-  assert_version_support(argv, &version);
+  assert_version_support(argv, &version, _("Pre-Depends field"));
 }
 
 void assertepoch(const char *const *argv) {
   struct versionrevision version = { 0, "1.4.0.7", NULL };
-  assert_version_support(argv, &version);
+  assert_version_support(argv, &version, _("epoch"));
 }
 
 void assertlongfilenames(const char *const *argv) {
   struct versionrevision version = { 0, "1.4.1.17", NULL };
-  assert_version_support(argv, &version);
+  assert_version_support(argv, &version, _("long filenames"));
 }
 
 void assertmulticonrep(const char *const *argv) {
   struct versionrevision version = { 0, "1.4.1.19", NULL };
-  assert_version_support(argv, &version);
+  assert_version_support(argv, &version, _("multiple Conflicts and Replaces"));
 }
 
 void predeppackage(const char *const *argv) {