diff --git a/avoid-mismatched-libregex.diff b/avoid-mismatched-libregex.diff
index f6267ff..842ccaa 100644
--- a/avoid-mismatched-libregex.diff
+++ b/avoid-mismatched-libregex.diff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Index: FilesCheck.py
 ===================================================================
 --- FilesCheck.py.orig
 +++ FilesCheck.py
-@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ buildconfig_rpath_regex = re.compile('(?
+@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ buildconfig_rpath_regex = re.compile('(?
  sofile_regex = re.compile('/lib(64)?/(.+/)?lib[^/]+\.so$')
  devel_regex = re.compile('(.*)-(debug(info)?|devel|headers|source|static)$')
  debuginfo_package_regex = re.compile('-debug(info)?$')
diff --git a/better-wrong-script.diff b/better-wrong-script.diff
index 27b77ab..6b31524 100644
--- a/better-wrong-script.diff
+++ b/better-wrong-script.diff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Index: FilesCheck.py
 ===================================================================
 --- FilesCheck.py.orig
 +++ FilesCheck.py
-@@ -1702,7 +1702,10 @@ executed.''',
+@@ -1697,7 +1697,10 @@ executed.''',
  executed.''',
  
  'wrong-script-interpreter',
diff --git a/devel-provide-is-devel-package.diff b/devel-provide-is-devel-package.diff
index 4c0acd0..1ec356b 100644
--- a/devel-provide-is-devel-package.diff
+++ b/devel-provide-is-devel-package.diff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Index: FilesCheck.py
 ===================================================================
 --- FilesCheck.py.orig
 +++ FilesCheck.py
-@@ -847,6 +847,10 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
+@@ -842,6 +842,10 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
          # Check if the package is a development package
          devel_pkg = devel_regex.search(pkg.name)
  
diff --git a/docdata-examples.diff b/docdata-examples.diff
index d79288a..5b13118 100644
--- a/docdata-examples.diff
+++ b/docdata-examples.diff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Index: FilesCheck.py
 ===================================================================
 --- FilesCheck.py.orig
 +++ FilesCheck.py
-@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ bin_regex = re.compile('^/(?:usr/(?:s?bi
+@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ bin_regex = re.compile('^/(?:usr/(?:s?bi
  includefile_regex = re.compile('\.(c|h)(pp|xx)?$', re.IGNORECASE)
  develfile_regex = re.compile('\.(a|cmxa?|mli?)$')
  buildconfigfile_regex = re.compile('(\.pc|/bin/.+-config)$')
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Index: FilesCheck.py
  # room for improvement with catching more -R, but also for false positives...
  buildconfig_rpath_regex = re.compile('(?:-rpath|Wl,-R)\\b')
  sofile_regex = re.compile('/lib(64)?/(.+/)?lib[^/]+\.so$')
-@@ -1204,7 +1205,7 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
+@@ -1199,7 +1200,7 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
                                         includefile_regex.search(f) or \
                                         develfile_regex.search(f) or \
                                         logrotate_regex.search(f)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Index: FilesCheck.py
                          printWarning(pkg, 'spurious-executable-perm', f)
                  elif f.startswith('/etc/') and f not in config_files and \
                          f not in ghost_files:
-@@ -1576,7 +1577,10 @@ included in your package.''',
+@@ -1571,7 +1572,10 @@ included in your package.''',
  'spurious-executable-perm',
  '''The file is installed with executable permissions, but was identified as one
  that probably should not be executable.  Verify if the executable bits are
diff --git a/extend-suse-conffiles-check.diff b/extend-suse-conffiles-check.diff
index 51f5471..4ffaaaa 100644
--- a/extend-suse-conffiles-check.diff
+++ b/extend-suse-conffiles-check.diff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Index: FilesCheck.py
 ===================================================================
 --- FilesCheck.py.orig
 +++ FilesCheck.py
-@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
+@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
                      if nonexec_file and not docdir_examples_regex.search(f):
                          printWarning(pkg, 'spurious-executable-perm', f)
                  elif f.startswith('/etc/') and f not in config_files and \
diff --git a/no-badness-return.diff b/no-badness-return.diff
index 0f0abe8..592046e 100644
--- a/no-badness-return.diff
+++ b/no-badness-return.diff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Index: Filter.py
 ===================================================================
 --- Filter.py.orig
 +++ Filter.py
-@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def printAllReasons():
+@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def printAllReasons():
                  if len(last_reason):
                      printDescriptions(last_reason)
                  last_reason = reason
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Index: rpmlint
 ===================================================================
 --- rpmlint.orig
 +++ rpmlint
-@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def main():
+@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def main():
                % (packages_checked, specfiles_checked,
                   printed_messages["E"], printed_messages["W"])
  
diff --git a/no-doc-for-lib.diff b/no-doc-for-lib.diff
index 41a1f4f..7254762 100644
--- a/no-doc-for-lib.diff
+++ b/no-doc-for-lib.diff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Index: FilesCheck.py
 ===================================================================
 --- FilesCheck.py.orig
 +++ FilesCheck.py
-@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
+@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
          debuginfo_srcs = False
          debuginfo_debugs = False
  
diff --git a/python3_magic_number_fix.diff b/python3_magic_number_fix.diff
index 952f728..183fccf 100644
--- a/python3_magic_number_fix.diff
+++ b/python3_magic_number_fix.diff
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
---- FilesCheck.py
+Index: FilesCheck.py
+===================================================================
+--- FilesCheck.py.orig
 +++ FilesCheck.py
-@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
+@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ def peek(filename, pkg, length=1024):
      istext = float(len(t))/len(chunk) <= 0.30
      return (chunk, istext)
  
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@
  # the values here.
  _python_magic_values = {
      '2.2': 60717,
-@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
+@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ _python_magic_values = {
      '3.0': 3130,
      '3.1': 3150,
      '3.2': 3180,
diff --git a/rpmlint.changes b/rpmlint.changes
index 4c4d97b..5f398ce 100644
--- a/rpmlint.changes
+++ b/rpmlint.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 26 11:07:12 UTC 2013 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- add suse-filter-more-verbose.diff:
+  * make it more obvious which rpmlintrc causes an exception (bnc#801192)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Feb 18 09:29:48 UTC 2013 - meissner@suse.com
 
diff --git a/rpmlint.spec b/rpmlint.spec
index 5dfcfbc..8839672 100644
--- a/rpmlint.spec
+++ b/rpmlint.spec
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Patch7:         suse-pkg-config-check.diff
 Patch8:         suse-binarieschecks.diff
 Patch9:         no-doc-for-lib.diff
 Patch10:        add-scoring-support.diff
+Patch11:        suse-filter-more-verbose.diff
 Patch12:        usr-arch.diff
 Patch13:        script-interpreter-only-for-exec-scripts.diff
 Patch14:        sourced-dirs.diff
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ source packages can be checked.
 %patch8
 %patch9
 #%patch10
+%patch11
 %patch12
 %patch13
 %patch14
diff --git a/script-interpreter-only-for-exec-scripts.diff b/script-interpreter-only-for-exec-scripts.diff
index 3eae3d3..1052d8c 100644
--- a/script-interpreter-only-for-exec-scripts.diff
+++ b/script-interpreter-only-for-exec-scripts.diff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Index: FilesCheck.py
 ===================================================================
 --- FilesCheck.py.orig
 +++ FilesCheck.py
-@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
+@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
                      elif interpreter or mode & 0111 != 0 or \
                              script_regex.search(f):
                          if interpreter:
diff --git a/selfconflicts-provide.diff b/selfconflicts-provide.diff
index 78689c9..bb1cd90 100644
--- a/selfconflicts-provide.diff
+++ b/selfconflicts-provide.diff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Index: TagsCheck.py
 ===================================================================
 --- TagsCheck.py.orig
 +++ TagsCheck.py
-@@ -817,6 +817,7 @@ class TagsCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractCh
+@@ -819,6 +819,7 @@ class TagsCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractCh
  
          obs_names = [x[0] for x in pkg.obsoletes()]
          prov_names = [x[0].split(':/')[0] for x in pkg.provides()]
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Index: TagsCheck.py
  
          for o in (x for x in obs_names if x not in prov_names):
              printWarning(pkg, 'obsolete-not-provided', o)
-@@ -828,6 +829,8 @@ class TagsCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractCh
+@@ -830,6 +831,8 @@ class TagsCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractCh
          #       https://bugzilla.redhat.com/460872
          useless_provides = []
          for p in prov_names:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Index: TagsCheck.py
              if prov_names.count(p) != 1 and p not in useless_provides:
                  useless_provides.append(p)
          for p in useless_provides:
-@@ -968,6 +971,10 @@ the Release tag.''',
+@@ -970,6 +973,10 @@ the Release tag.''',
  '''There is no Name tag in your package. You have to specify a name using the
  Name tag.''',
  
diff --git a/sourced-dirs.diff b/sourced-dirs.diff
index 9f96761..93b9252 100644
--- a/sourced-dirs.diff
+++ b/sourced-dirs.diff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Index: FilesCheck.py
 ===================================================================
 --- FilesCheck.py.orig
 +++ FilesCheck.py
-@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ manifest_perl_regex = re.compile('^/usr/
+@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ manifest_perl_regex = re.compile('^/usr/
  shebang_regex = re.compile('^#!\s*(\S+)')
  interpreter_regex = re.compile('^/(usr/)?(s?bin|games|libexec(/.+)?|(lib(64)?|share)/.+)/[^/]+$')
  script_regex = re.compile('^/((usr/)?s?bin|etc/(rc\.d/init\.d|X11/xinit\.d|cron\.(hourly|daily|monthly|weekly)))/')
diff --git a/stricter-interpreter-check.diff b/stricter-interpreter-check.diff
index ea57521..d781be3 100644
--- a/stricter-interpreter-check.diff
+++ b/stricter-interpreter-check.diff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Index: FilesCheck.py
 ===================================================================
 --- FilesCheck.py.orig
 +++ FilesCheck.py
-@@ -1277,7 +1277,8 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
+@@ -1272,7 +1272,8 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
                                   f.endswith('.la')):
                              printError(pkg, 'script-without-shebang', f)
  
diff --git a/suse-check-optional-dependencies.diff b/suse-check-optional-dependencies.diff
index fc4c0e0..db7f5be 100644
--- a/suse-check-optional-dependencies.diff
+++ b/suse-check-optional-dependencies.diff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Index: FilesCheck.py
 ===================================================================
 --- FilesCheck.py.orig
 +++ FilesCheck.py
-@@ -953,6 +953,16 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
+@@ -948,6 +948,16 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
                  if res.group(1) != pkg.name:
                      printError(pkg, 'incoherent-logrotate-file', f)
  
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Index: FilesCheck.py
              if link != '':
                  ext = compr_regex.search(link)
                  if ext:
-@@ -1762,6 +1772,24 @@ consequences), or other compiler flags w
+@@ -1757,6 +1767,24 @@ consequences), or other compiler flags w
  extraction not working as expected.  Verify that the binaries are not
  unexpectedly stripped and that the intended compiler flags are used.''',
  
diff --git a/suse-filter-more-verbose.diff b/suse-filter-more-verbose.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe9d4b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/suse-filter-more-verbose.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+--- Config.py
++++ Config.py
+@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
+ import locale
+ import os.path
+ import re
++import sys
+ 
+ try:
+     from __version__ import __version__
+@@ -163,7 +164,17 @@
+             if '(' in _filters_non_except[idx]:
+                 _non_named_group_re.subn('(:?', _filters_non_except[idx])
+             _filters_non_except_re = _filters_non_except_re + '|(?:' + _filters_non_except[idx] +')'
+-        _filters_non_except_re = re.compile(_filters_non_except_re)
++        try:
++            _filters_non_except_re = re.compile(_filters_non_except_re)
++        except Exception:
++            # Try to figure out which filter caused the error
++            for f in _filters_non_except[1:]:
++                try:
++                    re.compile(f)
++                except Exception as e:
++                    # can't use Pkg.error/warn here, as that would recurse
++                    print >> sys.stderr, "(none): E: %s in filter '%s'" % (e.message, f)
++                    sys.exit(2)
+ 
+     if _filters_re == None and len(_filters):
+         _filters_re = '(?:' + _filters[0] + ')'
+@@ -175,7 +186,17 @@
+             if '(' in _filters[idx]:
+                 _non_named_group_re.subn('(:?', _filters[idx])
+             _filters_re = _filters_re + '|(?:' + _filters[idx] +')'
+-        _filters_re = re.compile(_filters_re)
++        try:
++            _filters_re = re.compile(_filters_re)
++        except Exception:
++            # Try to figure out which filter caused the error
++            for f in _filters[1:]:
++                try:
++                    re.compile(f)
++                except Exception as e:
++                    # can't use Pkg.error/warn here, as that would recurse
++                    print >> sys.stderr, "(none): E: %s in filter '%s'" % (e.message, f)
++                    sys.exit(2)
+ 
+     if _filters_except_re == None and len(_filters_except):
+         _filters_except_re = '(?:' + _filters_except[0] + ')'
diff --git a/suse-g-ir-chech.diff b/suse-g-ir-chech.diff
index aab20b3..946586c 100644
--- a/suse-g-ir-chech.diff
+++ b/suse-g-ir-chech.diff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Index: FilesCheck.py
 ===================================================================
 --- FilesCheck.py.orig
 +++ FilesCheck.py
-@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ points_regex = re.compile('^\.\./(.*)')
+@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ points_regex = re.compile('^\.\./(.*)')
  doc_regex = re.compile('^/usr(/share|/X11R6)?/(doc|man|info)/|^/opt/kde3/share/doc|^/usr/share/gnome/help')
  bin_regex = re.compile('^/(?:usr/(?:s?bin|games)|s?bin)/(.*)')
  includefile_regex = re.compile('\.(c|h)(pp|xx)?$', re.IGNORECASE)
diff --git a/suse-manpages-for-rc-scripts.patch b/suse-manpages-for-rc-scripts.patch
index 3e01918..007b9ac 100644
--- a/suse-manpages-for-rc-scripts.patch
+++ b/suse-manpages-for-rc-scripts.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-diff -ruN a/FilesCheck.py b/FilesCheck.py
---- a/FilesCheck.py	2011-12-04 17:22:02.000000000 +0100
-+++ b/FilesCheck.py	2012-12-07 13:48:46.544507295 +0100
-@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@
+Index: rpmlint-1.4/FilesCheck.py
+===================================================================
+--- rpmlint-1.4.orig/FilesCheck.py
++++ rpmlint-1.4/FilesCheck.py
+@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
          for exe, paths in bindir_exes.items():
              if len(paths) > 1:
                  printWarning(pkg, "duplicate-executable", exe, paths)
diff --git a/suse-python-abi-check.diff b/suse-python-abi-check.diff
index 9a32400..557471a 100644
--- a/suse-python-abi-check.diff
+++ b/suse-python-abi-check.diff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Index: FilesCheck.py
 ===================================================================
 --- FilesCheck.py.orig
 +++ FilesCheck.py
-@@ -1153,8 +1153,11 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
+@@ -1148,8 +1148,11 @@ class FilesCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractC
                      if res and not (pkg.check_versioned_dep('python-base',
                                                              res.group(1)) or
                                      pkg.check_versioned_dep('python',
diff --git a/version-control-internal-file.diff b/version-control-internal-file.diff
index 97261fd..15da5ce 100644
--- a/version-control-internal-file.diff
+++ b/version-control-internal-file.diff
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Index: FilesCheck.py
 ===================================================================
 --- FilesCheck.py.orig
 +++ FilesCheck.py
-@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ ldconfig_regex = re.compile('^[^#]*ldcon
+@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ ldconfig_regex = re.compile('^[^#]*ldcon
  depmod_regex = re.compile('^[^#]*depmod', re.MULTILINE)
  install_info_regex = re.compile('^[^#]*install-info', re.MULTILINE)
  perl_temp_file_regex = re.compile('.*perl.*/(\.packlist|perllocal\.pod)$')