From 4f66d8dd69a6e755a022d586b07f402aa1d20366 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike McLean <mikem@redhat.com>
Date: Nov 21 2025 20:22:48 +0000
Subject: show more info on waitrepo task failures


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diff --git a/koji/util.py b/koji/util.py
index 286d0d5..727770d 100644
--- a/koji/util.py
+++ b/koji/util.py
@@ -303,8 +303,11 @@ class RepoWatcher(object):
             if not check['request']['active']:
                 if check['request']['task_id']:
                     tstate = koji.TASK_STATES[check['request']['task_state']]
-                    self.logger.error('Task %s state is %s', check['request']['task_id'], tstate)
-                raise koji.GenericError("Repo request no longer active")
+                    msg = 'Repo request inactive: task %s state is %s' % (
+                          check['request']['task_id'], tstate)
+                else:
+                    msg = 'Repo request no longer active'
+                raise koji.GenericError(msg)
             self.pause()
 
     def wait_builds(self, builds):