catch exceptions in which_string (#40935)

2023-11-07 17:17:31 +01:00 · 2023-11-07 17:17:31 +01:00 · 75dfad8788
commit 75dfad8788
parent f3ba20db26
1 changed files with 5 additions and 2 deletions
--- a/lib/spack/spack/util/executable.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/util/executable.py
@ -330,8 +330,11 @@ def add_extra_search_paths(paths):
        for candidate_item in candidate_items:
            for directory in search_paths:
                exe = directory / candidate_item
-                if exe.is_file() and os.access(str(exe), os.X_OK):
-                    return str(exe)
+                try:
+                    if exe.is_file() and os.access(str(exe), os.X_OK):
+                        return str(exe)
+                except OSError:
+                    pass

    if required:
        raise CommandNotFoundError("spack requires '%s'. Make sure it is in your path." % args[0])