Merge pull request microsoft#1753 from iclanton/ianc/improve-error-message

iclanton · web-flow · commit 4655bf64662e · 2020-02-18T16:31:15.000-08:00
[rush] Improve phrasing of an error message.
diff --git a/apps/rush-lib/src/utilities/Utilities.ts b/apps/rush-lib/src/utilities/Utilities.ts
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export class Utilities {
       (e) => new Error(
         `Error: ${e}${os.EOL}Often this is caused by a file lock ` +
         'from a process such as your text editor, command prompt, ' +
-        'or "gulp serve"'
+        'or a filesystem watcher.'
       ),
       'createFolderWithRetry'
     );
@@ -246,8 +246,10 @@ export class Utilities {
     try {
       FileSystem.deleteFolder(folderPath);
     } catch (e) {
-      throw new Error(e.message + os.EOL + 'Often this is caused by a file lock'
-        + ' from a process such as your text editor, command prompt, or "gulp serve"');
+      throw new Error(
+        `${e.message}${os.EOL}Often this is caused by a file lock from a process ` +
+        'such as your text editor, command prompt, or a filesystem watcher'
+      );
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/common/changes/@microsoft/rush/ianc-improve-error-message_2020-02-18-19-15.json b/common/changes/@microsoft/rush/ianc-improve-error-message_2020-02-18-19-15.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "@microsoft/rush",
+      "comment": "Improve phrasing of an error message.",
+      "type": "none"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@microsoft/rush",
+  "email": "iclanton@users.noreply.github.com"
+}
