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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages.scm b/gnu/packages.scm
index 263addb8be..57a3e21bd6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages.scm
@@ -79,9 +79,16 @@
file-name)))))))
(define (search-bootstrap-binary file-name system)
- "Search the bootstrap binary FILE-NAME for SYSTEM."
- (search-path (%bootstrap-binaries-path)
- (string-append system "/" file-name)))
+ "Search the bootstrap binary FILE-NAME for SYSTEM. Raise an error if not
+found."
+ (or (search-path (%bootstrap-binaries-path)
+ (string-append system "/" file-name))
+ (raise (condition
+ (&message
+ (message
+ (format #f (_ "could not find bootstrap binary '~a' \
+for system '~a'")
+ file-name system)))))))
(define %distro-root-directory
;; Absolute file name of the module hierarchy.