// Get the method path
string Method = _config->FindDir("Dir::Bin::Methods") + Access;
if (FileExists(Method) == false)
- return _error->Error(_("The method driver %s could not be found."),Method.c_str());
+ {
+ _error->Error(_("The method driver %s could not be found."),Method.c_str());
+ if (Access == "https")
+ _error->Notice(_("Is the package %s installed?"), "apt-transport-https");
+ return false;
+ }
if (Debug == true)
clog << "Starting method '" << Method << '\'' << endl;
/*}}}*/
// Worker::MethodFailure - Called when the method fails /*{{{*/
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* This is called when the method is belived to have failed, probably because
+/* This is called when the method is believed to have failed, probably because
read returned -1. */
bool pkgAcquire::Worker::MethodFailure()
{