# HG changeset patch # User Doug Simon # Date 1377253767 -7200 # Node ID e45b540b0ef2ae1589e8f95225595021b2b60a1f # Parent 7401a9c8a7bb969ae36ff6b234d37e7ae6fdcb6b clearer error message diff -r 7401a9c8a7bb -r e45b540b0ef2 mx/commands.py --- a/mx/commands.py Fri Aug 23 12:29:06 2013 +0200 +++ b/mx/commands.py Fri Aug 23 12:29:27 2013 +0200 @@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ vmArgs, tests = _extract_VM_args(args) for t in tests: if t.startswith('-'): - mx.abort('VM option ' + t + ' must precede first test name') + mx.abort('VM option ' + t + ' must precede ' + tests[0]) def containsAny(c, substrings): for s in substrings: