ytdl_hook: be more informative when youtube-dl fails

mpv-player · Jan 12, 2018 · 2d6fdcc · 2d6fdcc
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commit 2d6fdcc
Showing 1 changed file with 8 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua b/player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua
@@ -366,9 +366,15 @@ mp.add_hook(o.try_ytdl_first and "on_load" or "on_load_fail", 10, function ()
         local es, json, result = exec(command)
 
         if (es < 0) or (json == nil) or (json == "") then
-            if not result.killed_by_us then
-                msg.error("youtube-dl failed")
+            local err = "youtube-dl failed: "
+            if result.error and result.error == "init" then
+                err = err .. "not found or not enough permissions"
+            elseif not result.killed_by_us then
+                err = err .. "unexpected error ocurred"
+            else
+                err = string.format("%s returned '%d'", err, es)
             end
+            msg.error(err)
             return
         end