Index: m_option.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/m_option.c,v
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -u -r1.6 m_option.c
--- m_option.c	30 Jan 2003 21:28:01 -0000	1.6
+++ m_option.c	2 Feb 2003 10:21:41 -0000
@@ -109,9 +109,10 @@
   char *endptr;
   src = 0;
 
-  if (param == NULL)
+  if (param == NULL) {
+    mp_msg(MSGT_CFGPARSER, MSGL_ERR, "The %s option must have an integer parameter\n",name);
     return M_OPT_MISSING_PARAM;
-
+  }
   tmp_int = strtol(param, &endptr, 0);
   if (*endptr) {
     mp_msg(MSGT_CFGPARSER, MSGL_ERR, "The %s option must be an integer: %s\n",name, param);
@@ -161,8 +162,10 @@
   char* endptr;
   src = 0;
 
-  if (param == NULL)
+  if (param == NULL) {
+    mp_msg(MSGT_CFGPARSER, MSGL_ERR, "The %s option must have a float parameter\n",name);
     return M_OPT_MISSING_PARAM;
+  }
 
   tmp_float = strtod(param, &endptr);
 
@@ -231,8 +234,11 @@
   off_t tmp_off;
   char dummy;
 
-  if (param == NULL)
+  if (param == NULL) {
+    mp_msg(MSGT_CFGPARSER, MSGL_ERR, "The %s option must have an integer parameter\n",name);
     return M_OPT_MISSING_PARAM;
+  }
+
   if (sscanf(param, sizeof(off_t) == sizeof(int) ?
 	     "%d%c" : "%lld%c", &tmp_off, &dummy) != 1) {
     mp_msg(MSGT_CFGPARSER, MSGL_ERR, "The %s option must be an integer: %s\n",opt->name,param);
@@ -290,8 +296,10 @@
 static int parse_str(m_option_t* opt,char *name, char *param, void* dst, int src) {
   
 
-  if (param == NULL)
+  if (param == NULL) {
+      mp_msg(MSGT_CFGPARSER, MSGL_ERR, "The %s option must have a string parameter\n",name);
       return M_OPT_MISSING_PARAM;
+  }
 
   if ((opt->flags & M_OPT_MIN) && (strlen(param) < opt->min)) {
     mp_msg(MSGT_CFGPARSER, MSGL_ERR, "parameter must be >= %d chars: %s\n",
@@ -476,8 +484,10 @@
   }
 
   // All other op need a param
-  if (param == NULL || strlen(param) == 0)
+  if (param == NULL || strlen(param) == 0) {
+      mp_msg(MSGT_CFGPARSER, MSGL_ERR, "The %s option must have a string parameter\n",name);
       return M_OPT_MISSING_PARAM;
+  }
 
 
   while(ptr[0] != '\0') {
@@ -815,8 +825,10 @@
   char *p;
   char** lst = NULL;
 
-  if (param == NULL || strlen(param) == 0)
+  if (param == NULL || strlen(param) == 0) {
+    mp_msg(MSGT_CFGPARSER, MSGL_ERR, "The %s option must have parameter(s)\n",name);
     return M_OPT_MISSING_PARAM;
+  }
 
   subparam = malloc(strlen(param)+1);
   subopt = malloc(strlen(param)+1);
@@ -881,8 +893,10 @@
 static int parse_imgfmt(m_option_t* opt,char *name, char *param, void* dst, int src) {
   uint32_t fmt = 0;
 
-  if (param == NULL || strlen(param) == 0)
+  if (param == NULL || strlen(param) == 0) {
+    mp_msg(MSGT_CFGPARSER, MSGL_ERR, "The %s option must have a format parameter\n",name);
     return M_OPT_MISSING_PARAM;
+  }
 
   // From vf_format
   if(!strcasecmp(param,"444p")) fmt=IMGFMT_444P; else
@@ -1003,8 +1017,10 @@
   char *s = param,*e = NULL;
   int r = M_OPT_INVALID;
 
-  if(param == NULL)
+  if(param == NULL) {
+    mp_msg(MSGT_CFGPARSER, MSGL_ERR, "The %s option must have a parameter\n",name);
     return M_OPT_MISSING_PARAM;
+  }
 
   e = strchr(param,'-');
   if(e) {