diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/__init__.py b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/__init__.py index 518eea55c45..d271b602614 100644 --- a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/__init__.py +++ b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/__init__.py @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def compiler_for_spec(compiler_spec, operating_system): compilers = [c for c in compilers_for_spec(compiler_spec) if c.strategy == operating_system.compiler_strategy] if len(compilers) < 1: - raise NoCompilerForSpecError(compiler_spec, target) + raise NoCompilerForSpecError(compiler_spec, operating_system) if len(compilers) > 1: raise CompilerSpecInsufficientlySpecificError(compiler_spec) return compilers[0]