2 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/src/luarocks/fs/lua.lua b/src/luarocks/fs/lua.lua
index 4016ddcd..fdf3af78 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/fs/lua.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/fs/lua.lua
@@ -936,14 +936,16 @@ local downloader_warning = false
 -- resulting local filename of the remote file as the basename of the URL;
 -- if that is not correct (due to a redirection, for example), the local
 -- filename can be given explicitly as this second argument.
--- @return (boolean, string, boolean):
+-- @return (string, string, string, boolean):
 -- In case of success:
--- * true
--- * a string with the filename
+-- * name
+-- nil
+-- nil
 -- * true if the file was retrieved from local cache
 -- In case of failure:
--- * false
+-- nil
 -- * error message
+-- * error code
 function fs_lua.download(url, filename, cache)
    assert(type(url) == "string")
    assert(type(filename) == "string" or not filename)
@@ -984,7 +986,7 @@ function fs_lua.download(url, filename, cache)
    elseif not ok then
       return nil, err, "network"
    end
-   return true, filename, from_cache
+   return filename, nil, nil, from_cache
 end
 
 else --...if socket_ok == false then
diff --git a/src/luarocks/fs/tools.lua b/src/luarocks/fs/tools.lua
index 23f2561e..b7d03759 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/fs/tools.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/fs/tools.lua
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ end
 -- filename can be given explicitly as this second argument.
 -- @param cache boolean: compare remote timestamps via HTTP HEAD prior to
 -- re-downloading the file.
--- @return (boolean, string, string): true and the filename on success,
+-- @return (string, string, string): filename on success,
 -- false and the error message and code on failure.
 function tools.use_downloader(url, filename, cache)
    assert(type(url) == "string")
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ function tools.use_downloader(url, filename, cache)
       ok = fs.execute_string(fs.quiet_stderr(curl_cmd..fs.Q(url).." --output "..fs.Q(filename)))
    end
    if ok then
-      return true, filename
+      return filename
    else
       os.remove(filename)
-      return false, "failed downloading " .. url, "network"
+      return nil, "failed downloading " .. url, "network"
    end
 end