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-rw-r--r--src/helper/command.c12
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/helper/command.c b/src/helper/command.c
index 9b9c5ec0..dcad6a19 100644
--- a/src/helper/command.c
+++ b/src/helper/command.c
@@ -565,8 +565,16 @@ static int run_command(struct command_context *context,
{
if (!command_can_run(context, c))
{
- /* Config commands can not run after the config stage */
- LOG_ERROR("The '%s' command must be used before 'init'.", c->name);
+ /* Many commands may be run only before/after 'init' */
+ const char *when;
+ switch (c->mode) {
+ case COMMAND_CONFIG: when = "before"; break;
+ case COMMAND_EXEC: when = "after"; break;
+ // handle the impossible with humor; it guarantees a bug report!
+ default: when = "if Cthulhu is summoned by"; break;
+ }
+ LOG_ERROR("The '%s' command must be used %s 'init'.",
+ c->name, when);
return ERROR_FAIL;
}