From: Roland Dobai <dobai.roland@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 13:44:41 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Tools: Produce a clearer message for Kconfig prefix errors
X-Git-Tag: v4.0-beta1~303^2
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d97d3c2bc7f38e31988a0f717617026e28867b28;p=esp-idf

Tools: Produce a clearer message for Kconfig prefix errors
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diff --git a/tools/check_kconfigs.py b/tools/check_kconfigs.py
index ae879813fa..23a46e149c 100755
--- a/tools/check_kconfigs.py
+++ b/tools/check_kconfigs.py
@@ -263,8 +263,9 @@ class IndentAndNameChecker(BaseChecker):
         common_prefix_len = len(common_prefix)
         if common_prefix_len < self.min_prefix_length:
             raise InputError(self.path_in_idf, line_number,
-                             'Common prefix "{}" length is {} and should be at least {} characters long'
-                             ''.format(common_prefix, common_prefix_len, self.min_prefix_length),
+                             'The common prefix for the config names of the menu ending at this line is "{}". '
+                             'All config names in this menu should start with the same prefix of {} characters '
+                             'or more.'.format(common_prefix, self.min_prefix_length),
                              line)   # no suggested correction for this
         if len(self.prefix_stack) > 0:
             parent_prefix = self.prefix_stack[-1]