From 32e8aa10683128b9db1cf8b6e19f531e8d47ec5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nhmall <nhmall@nethack.org>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2025 11:19:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] more descriptive message in sfctool for outdated savefile

---
 util/sfctool.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/util/sfctool.c b/util/sfctool.c
index f87976381..83b13884e 100644
--- a/util/sfctool.c
+++ b/util/sfctool.c
@@ -319,15 +319,29 @@ process_savefile(const char *srcfnam, enum saveformats srcstyle,
                                     cscbuf[5]); /* ptr */
     if (sfstatus > SF_UPTODATE
         && ((sfstatus <= SF_CRITICAL_BYTE_COUNT_MISMATCH) || !unconvert)) {
-        fprintf(stderr,
-                "The %s savefile %s%s%s not compatible with this %s%sutility.\n",
+	if (sfstatus == SF_OUTDATED) {
+            fprintf(stderr,
+                "The %s savefile is outdated with respect to this %d.%d.%d EDITLEVEL %ld "
+		    "%s%s%s.\n",
+                briefname(srcfnam),
+		VERSION_MAJOR, VERSION_MINOR, PATCHLEVEL,
+		(long) EDITLEVEL,
+                thisdatamodel ? thisdatamodel : "",
+                thisdatamodel ? " " : "",
+		"sfctool");
+            return 0;
+	} else {
+            fprintf(stderr,
+                "The %s savefile %s%s%s not compatible with this %s%s %s utility.\n",
                 briefname(srcfnam),
                 dmfile ? "is a " : "",
                 dmfile ? dmfile : "",
                 dmfile ? " savefile, thus" : " is",
                 thisdatamodel ? thisdatamodel : "",
-                thisdatamodel ? " " : "");
-        return 0;
+                thisdatamodel ? " " : "",
+		"sfctool");
+            return 0;
+	}
     }
     if (sfstatus >= SF_DM_IL32LLP64_ON_ILP32LL64) {
         renidx = sfstatus - SF_DM_IL32LLP64_ON_ILP32LL64;