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-rw-r--r--lib/spack/spack/database.py6
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/database.py b/lib/spack/spack/database.py
index f941346bb1..a4bbff3d5a 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/database.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/database.py
@@ -631,11 +631,13 @@ class WriteTransaction(_Transaction):
class CorruptDatabaseError(SpackError):
def __init__(self, path, msg=''):
super(CorruptDatabaseError, self).__init__(
- "Spack database is corrupt: %s. %s" % (path, msg))
+ "Spack database is corrupt: %s. %s." + \
+ "Try running `spack reindex` to fix." % (path, msg))
class InvalidDatabaseVersionError(SpackError):
def __init__(self, expected, found):
super(InvalidDatabaseVersionError, self).__init__(
- "Expected database version %s but found version %s" %
+ "Expected database version %s but found version %s." + \
+ "Try running `spack reindex` to fix." %
(expected, found))