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authorWilmer van der Gaast <wilmer@gaast.net>2010-08-21 18:59:03 +0100
committerWilmer van der Gaast <wilmer@gaast.net>2010-08-21 18:59:03 +0100
commit5613af716212defcf5ee51f8dc13525f54323382 (patch)
tree486668005a796f641f4d0f902273de6538c7fe10 /root_commands.c
parent4d4a7ed7b4af600a6b8ce5528cf7ace9c01bf358 (diff)
Clearer error message when trying to read/write setting that don't exist
(or are not where the user's looking).
Diffstat (limited to 'root_commands.c')
-rw-r--r--root_commands.c10
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/root_commands.c b/root_commands.c
index 5b761bb6..ad886f57 100644
--- a/root_commands.c
+++ b/root_commands.c
@@ -266,6 +266,13 @@ static void cmd_showset( irc_t *irc, set_t **head, char *key )
if( ( val = set_getstr( head, key ) ) )
irc_usermsg( irc, "%s = `%s'", key, val );
+ else if( !set_find( head, key ) )
+ {
+ irc_usermsg( irc, "Setting `%s' does not exist.", key );
+ if( *head == irc->b->set )
+ irc_usermsg( irc, "It might be an account or channel setting. "
+ "See \x02help account set\x02 and \x02help channel set\x02." );
+ }
else
irc_usermsg( irc, "%s is empty", key );
}
@@ -303,7 +310,8 @@ static int cmd_set_real( irc_t *irc, char **cmd, set_t **head, cmd_set_checkflag
else
st = set_setstr( head, set_name, value );
- if( set_getstr( head, set_name ) == NULL )
+ if( set_getstr( head, set_name ) == NULL &&
+ set_find( head, set_name ) )
{
/* This happens when changing the passwd, for example.
Showing these msgs instead gives slightly clearer