2 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 07350947106..6bb57872a61 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2010-10-23  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
+        * textmodes/flyspell.el (flyspell-mode): If there was an error,
+        say what it was.
+
         * frame.el (auto-hscroll-mode, cursor-in-non-selected-windows):
         Sync docs with C version.
 
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el b/lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el
index 8a73a0f818e..e449984043c 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el
@@ -494,9 +494,9 @@ in your .emacs file.
   :keymap flyspell-mode-map
   :group 'flyspell
   (if flyspell-mode
-      (condition-case ()
+      (condition-case err
           (flyspell-mode-on)
-        (error (message "Enabling Flyspell mode gave an error")
+        (error (message "Error enabling Flyspell mode:\n%s" (cdr err))
                (flyspell-mode -1)))
     (flyspell-mode-off)))
 
@@ -2354,5 +2354,4 @@ This function is meant to be added to `flyspell-incorrect-hook'."
 
 (provide 'flyspell)
 
-;; arch-tag: 05d915b9-e9cf-44fb-9137-fc28f5eaab2a
 ;;; flyspell.el ends here