From fbbde23fb3b30839baaeb23c9a002eca8ea56122 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Niels Keurentjes <niels.keurentjes@omines.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 23:09:08 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Improved error message when adding a package that is
 disallowed by PHP version, fixes #4686

---
 src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php
index a43f67768..c352b1829 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php
@@ -633,6 +633,12 @@ EOT
         $package = $versionSelector->findBestCandidate($name, null, $phpVersion);
 
         if (!$package) {
+            // Check whether the PHP version was the problem
+            if ($phpVersion && $versionSelector->findBestCandidate($name)) {
+                throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+                    'Could not find package %s at any version matching your PHP version %s', $name, $phpVersion
+                ));
+            }
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 'Could not find package %s at any version for your minimum-stability (%s). Check the package spelling or your minimum-stability',
                 $name,