From b2075e69937817e7f5b93f83c5b26614ad0ab654 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Min RK <benjaminrk@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:26:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] try to be more precise with parser hints (#2190)

Co-authored-by: Matthew R. Becker <beckermr@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 conda_smithy/linter/lints.py | 21 +++++++++++++++++----
 news/2190-hints.rst          | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 news/2190-hints.rst

diff --git a/conda_smithy/linter/lints.py b/conda_smithy/linter/lints.py
index d800381b1..1a12485e8 100644
--- a/conda_smithy/linter/lints.py
+++ b/conda_smithy/linter/lints.py
@@ -1102,9 +1102,22 @@ def lint_recipe_is_parsable(
                 )
             for parser_name, pv in parse_results.items():
                 if pv is False:
+                    if parser_name == "conda-souschef (grayskull)":
+                        msg = (
+                            "This parser is not currently used by conda-forge, but may be in the future. "
+                            "We are collecting information to see which recipes are compatible with grayskull."
+                        )
+                    elif parser_name == "conda-recipe-manager":
+                        msg = (
+                            "The recipe can only be automatically migrated to the new v1 format "
+                            "if it is parseable by conda-recipe-manager."
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        msg = (
+                            "Your recipe  may not receive automatic updates and/or may not be compatible "
+                            "with conda-forge's infrastructure. Please check the logs for "
+                            "more information and ensure your recipe can be parsed."
+                        )
                     hints.append(
-                        f"The recipe is not parsable by parser `{parser_name}`. Your recipe "
-                        "may not receive automatic updates and/or may not be compatible "
-                        "with conda-forge's infrastructure. Please check the logs for "
-                        "more information and ensure your recipe can be parsed."
+                        f"The recipe is not parsable by parser `{parser_name}`. {msg}"
                     )
diff --git a/news/2190-hints.rst b/news/2190-hints.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98b52c764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2190-hints.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* Try to be more specific in hints when different parsers fail (#2190)
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>