Merge pull request #8229 from elpekenin/enhance/release-msg

[displayio] Better exception message

Author: dhalbert

locale/circuitpython.pot

@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@ msgid "Too many channels in sample."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-module/displayio/__init__.c
-msgid "Too many display busses"
+msgid "Too many display busses; forgot display.release_displays() ?"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-module/displayio/__init__.c

shared-module/displayio/__init__.c

@@ -386,5 +386,5 @@ primary_display_bus_t *allocate_display_bus_or_raise(void) {
     if (result) {
         return result;
     }
-    mp_raise_RuntimeError(translate("Too many display busses"));
+    mp_raise_RuntimeError(translate("Too many display busses; forgot display.release_displays() ?"));
 }

tools/check_translations.py

@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 
     missing = all_ids - po_ids
     if missing:
-        print("Missing message id. Please run `make translate`")
+        print(
+            "Missing message id. Please run `make translate` and then `git commit locale/circuitpython.pot`"
+        )
         print(missing)
         sys.exit(-1)
     else: