3 files changed, 19 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libalpm/error.c b/lib/libalpm/error.c
index 6ff1d675..ae19786e 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/error.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/error.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ const char SYMEXPORT *alpm_strerror(int err)
 		case PM_ERR_PKG_INVALID_ARCH:
 			return _("package architecture is not valid");
 		case PM_ERR_PKG_REPO_NOT_FOUND:
-			return _("no such repository");
+			return _("could not find repository for target");
 		/* Deltas */
 		case PM_ERR_DLT_INVALID:
 			return _("invalid or corrupted delta");
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/sync.c b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
index 28e63fd4..a1a6ea7c 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/sync.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ int SYMEXPORT alpm_sync_dbtarget(char *dbname, char *target)
 		}
 	}
 	if(dbs == NULL) {
-		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, _("repository '%s' not found\n"), dbname);
 		RET_ERR(PM_ERR_PKG_REPO_NOT_FOUND, -1);
 	}
 	return(_alpm_sync_target(dbs, target));
diff --git a/src/pacman/sync.c b/src/pacman/sync.c
index b23a9633..08e977b2 100644
--- a/src/pacman/sync.c
+++ b/src/pacman/sync.c
@@ -551,32 +551,34 @@ static alpm_list_t *syncfirst() {
 static int process_target(char *target)
 {
 	/* process targets */
-	char *targ = strchr(target, '/');
-	char *db = NULL;
-	int ret;
-	if(targ) {
-		*targ = '\0';
-		targ++;
-		db = target;
-		ret = alpm_sync_dbtarget(db,targ);
+	char *targstring = strdup(target);
+	char *targname = strchr(targstring, '/');
+	char *dbname = NULL;
+	int ret = 0;
+	if(targname) {
+		*targname = '\0';
+		targname++;
+		dbname = targstring;
+		ret = alpm_sync_dbtarget(dbname,targname);
 	} else {
-		targ = target;
-		ret = alpm_sync_target(targ);
+		targname = targstring;
+		ret = alpm_sync_target(targname);
 	}
 
 	if(ret == -1) {
 		if(pm_errno == PM_ERR_TRANS_DUP_TARGET
 				|| pm_errno == PM_ERR_PKG_IGNORED) {
 			/* just skip duplicate or ignored targets */
-			pm_printf(PM_LOG_WARNING, _("skipping target: %s\n"), targ);
-			return(0);
+			pm_printf(PM_LOG_WARNING, _("skipping target: %s\n"), target);
+		} else {
+			pm_fprintf(stderr, PM_LOG_ERROR, "'%s': %s\n", target,
+					alpm_strerrorlast());
+			ret = 1;
 		}
-		pm_fprintf(stderr, PM_LOG_ERROR, "'%s': %s\n",
-				targ, alpm_strerrorlast());
-		return(1);
 	}
 
-	return(0);
+	free(targstring);
+	return(ret);
 }
 
 static int sync_trans(alpm_list_t *targets)