Changed check_min_api_version() to print error messages and throw an error if the minimum api is not satisfied. Updated the scripts to reflect the changed check_min_api_version().

tools/executable_manager.lua

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ local dt = require "darktable"
 local du = require "lib/dtutils"
 local df = require "lib/dtutils.file"
 
+du.check_min_api_version("5.0.0", "executable_manager")
+
 local PS = dt.configuration.running_os == "windows" and "\\" or "/"
 
 local gettext = dt.gettext

tools/gen_i18n_mo.lua

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ local df = require "lib/dtutils.file"
 local log = require "lib/dtutils.log"
 local dtsys = require "lib/dtutils.system"
 
+du.check_min_api_version("5.0.0", "gen_I18n_mo")
+
 -- figure out the path separator
 
 local PS = dt.configuration.running_os == "windows" and "\\" or "/"

tools/get_lib_manpages.lua

@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ local df = require "lib/dtutils.file"
 local log = require "lib/dtutils.log"
 local libname = nil
 
-if not du.check_min_api_version("3.0.0") then
-  dt.print("ERROR: get_lib_manpages failed to load.  Lua API version 3.0.0 or greater required.")
-  return 
-end
+du.check_min_api_version("3.0.0", "get_lib_manpages") 
 
 local keys = {"Name", "Synopsis", "Usage", "Description", "Return_Value", "Limitations", 
               "Example", "See_Also", "Reference", "License", "Copyright"}

tools/get_libdoc.lua

@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@
 local dt = require "darktable"
 local du = require "lib/dtutils"
 
-if not du.check_min_api_version("3.0.0") then
-  dt.print("ERROR: get_libdoc failed to load.  Lua API version 3.0.0 or greater required.")
-  return 
-end
+du.check_min_api_version("3.0.0", "get_libdoc") 
 
 local keys = {"Name", "Synopsis", "Usage", "Description", "Return_Value", "Limitations", 
               "Example", "See_Also", "Reference", "License", "Copyright"}

tools/plugin_manager.lua

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/home/bill/src/plugins/lua-scripts/tools/plugin_manager.lua

tools/script_manager.lua

@@ -455,10 +455,7 @@ end
 
 -- api check
 
-if not du.check_min_api_version("5.0.0") then
-  dt.print("ERROR:script_manager failed to load.  Lua API version 5.0.0 or greater required.")
-  return
-end
+du.check_min_api_version("5.0.0")
 
 -- set up tables to contain all the widgets and choices