lib/redis.rb in redis-2.0.8 vs lib/redis.rb in redis-2.0.9

@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 require 'socket'
 
 class Redis
-  VERSION = "2.0.8"
+  VERSION = "2.0.9"
 
   class ProtocolError < RuntimeError
     def initialize(reply_type)
-      super("Protocol error, got '#{reply_type}' as initial reply byte")
+      super(<<-EOS.gsub(/(?:^|\n)\s*/, " "))
+      Got '#{reply_type}' as initial reply byte.
+      If you're running in a multi-threaded environment, make sure you
+      pass the :thread_safe option when initializing the connection.
+      If you're in a forking environment, such as Unicorn, you need to
+      connect to Redis after forking.
+      EOS
     end
   end
 
   def self.deprecate(message, trace = caller[0])
     $stderr.puts "\n#{message} (in #{trace})"