From: Pip Cet <pipcet@protonmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:28:07 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: * lisp/files.el (require-with-check): Improve error messages.
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* lisp/files.el (require-with-check): Improve error messages.

(cherry picked from commit 45a78ec6c57ab7d88846a143f81087d5575d0422)
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diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index 113da6b6be3..aa58a40253e 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -1286,9 +1286,17 @@ NOERROR is equal to `reload'), or otherwise emit a warning."
         (cond
          ((assoc fn load-history) nil)  ;We loaded the right file.
          ((eq noerror 'reload) (load fn nil 'nomessage))
-         (t (funcall (if noerror #'warn #'error)
-                     "Feature `%S' is now provided by a different file %s"
-                     feature fn)))))
+         ((and fn (memq feature features))
+          (funcall (if noerror #'warn #'error)
+                   "Feature `%S' is now provided by a different file %s"
+                   feature fn))
+         (fn
+          (funcall (if noerror #'warn #'error)
+                   "Could not load file %s" fn))
+         (t
+          (funcall (if noerror #'warn #'error)
+                   "Could not locate file %s in load path"
+                   (or filename (symbol-name feature)))))))
     res))
 
 (defun file-remote-p (file &optional identification connected)