From 1e8ee3b81313ab4a6c53effa6736e22dc16d4032 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: divinity76 <hans@loltek.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:22:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] cmount: windows: improve error message on missing winfsp

---
 cmd/cmount/mount.go | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cmd/cmount/mount.go b/cmd/cmount/mount.go
index a2ccd4b85..9bb1ab490 100644
--- a/cmd/cmount/mount.go
+++ b/cmd/cmount/mount.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package cmount
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"time"
@@ -149,7 +150,11 @@ func mount(VFS *vfs.VFS, mountPath string, opt *mountlib.Options) (<-chan error,
 	go func() {
 		defer func() {
 			if r := recover(); r != nil {
-				errChan <- fmt.Errorf("mount failed: %v", r)
+				err := fmt.Errorf("mount failed: %v", r)
+				if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(err.Error()), "cannot find winfsp") {
+					err = fmt.Errorf("%w\nHint: Install WinFsp from https://winfsp.dev/rel/", err)
+				}
+				errChan <- err
 			}
 		}()
 		var err error