improve error message

diff --git a/testsuite/solver/src/deptestomatic.cc b/testsuite/solver/src/deptestomatic.cc
index 5ea015e..fd1b63b 100644 (file)
--- a/testsuite/solver/src/deptestomatic.cc
+++ b/testsuite/solver/src/deptestomatic.cc
@@ -532,7 +532,9 @@ get_poolItem (const string & source_alias, const string & package_name, const st
     }
     catch (Exception & excpt_r) {
        ZYPP_CAUGHT (excpt_r);
-       cerr << "Can't find " << kind_name << ":'" << package_name << "': source '" << source_alias << "' not defined" << endl;
+       cerr << "Can't find kind[" << kind_name << "]:'" << package_name << "': source '" << source_alias << "' not defined" << endl;
+       if (kind_name.empty())
+           cerr << "Please specify kind=\"...\" in the <install.../> request." << endl;
        return poolItem;
     }