Index: src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/natives/plugin/NativeLinkMojo.java
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--- src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/natives/plugin/NativeLinkMojo.java	(revision 3386)
+++ src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/natives/plugin/NativeLinkMojo.java	(working copy)
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
         }
         catch ( IOException ioe )
         {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException( "Unable to copy dependency to staging area" );
+            throw new MojoExecutionException( "Unable to copy dependency to staging area.  Could not copy " + artifact.getFile() + " to " + newLocation, ioe );
         }
 
         return newLocation;