From db37672abf62ff67b016166bf10377b00eea5f1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jordan Galby <67924449+Jordan474@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:14:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Print error when missing git (#40254)

Like a missing curl.
---
 lib/spack/spack/fetch_strategy.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/fetch_strategy.py b/lib/spack/spack/fetch_strategy.py
index 8578b110fce..aa96bbbe510 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/fetch_strategy.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/fetch_strategy.py
@@ -734,7 +734,11 @@ def version_from_git(git_exe):
     @property
     def git(self):
         if not self._git:
-            self._git = spack.util.git.git()
+            try:
+                self._git = spack.util.git.git(required=True)
+            except CommandNotFoundError as exc:
+                tty.error(str(exc))
+                raise
 
             # Disable advice for a quieter fetch
             # https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.2.txt