(main): Improve error message if can't create lock file.

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib-src/ChangeLog b/lib-src/ChangeLog
index 42086351111..3dd2d830bff 100644
--- a/lib-src/ChangeLog
+++ b/lib-src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-01-29  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@caffeine.ai.mit.edu>
+
+        * movemail.c (main): Improve error message if can't create lock file.
+
 2000-01-28  Eric Hanchrow <offby1@blarg.net>
 
         * emacsclient.c (socket_status): New function.
diff --git a/lib-src/movemail.c b/lib-src/movemail.c
index ed13e9f6be8..45f5874ea72 100644
--- a/lib-src/movemail.c
+++ b/lib-src/movemail.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ main (argc, argv)
           if (desc < 0)
             {
               char *message = (char *) xmalloc (strlen (tempname) + 50);
-              sprintf (message, "%s--see source file lib-src/movemail.c",
+              sprintf (message, "can't create %s to become the lock file",
                        tempname);
               pfatal_with_name (message);
             }