Improve error message when readPkgConfigDb fails

haskell · Jan 4, 2016 · e9f8e48 · e9f8e48
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diff --git a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/PkgConfigDb.hs b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/PkgConfigDb.hs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ readPkgConfigDb verbosity conf = handle ioErrorHandler $ do
         -- too long command line).
         ioErrorHandler :: IOException -> IO PkgConfigDb
         ioErrorHandler e = do
-          warn verbosity ("Failed to query pkg-config: " ++ show e)
+          warn verbosity ("Failed to query pkg-config, Cabal will continue without solving for pkg-config constraints: " ++ show e)
           return NoPkgConfigDb
 
 -- | Create a `PkgConfigDb` from a list of @(packageName, version)@ pairs.