Better message on PCM repository error

Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/9587
3 years ago · d52d1cb489
1 changed files with 5 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/kicad/pcm/pcm.cpp
+++ b/kicad/pcm/pcm.cpp
@ -316,7 +316,11 @@ bool PLUGIN_CONTENT_MANAGER::FetchRepository( const wxString& aUrl, PCM_REPOSITO
    catch( const std::exception& e )
    {
        if( m_dialog )
-            wxLogError( wxString::Format( _( "Unable to parse repository:\n\n%s" ), e.what() ) );
+        {
+            wxLogError( wxString::Format( _( "Unable to parse repository: %s" ), e.what() ) );
+            wxLogError( _( "The given repository URL does not look like a valid KiCad package "
+                           "repository. Please double check the URL." ) );
+        }

        return false;
    }