MAINT: improve failure message when compiler is unavailable

mweitner · Feb 9, 2021 · 8468f9f · 8468f9f
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diff --git a/numpy/distutils/command/config.py b/numpy/distutils/command/config.py
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ def _wrap_method(self, mth, lang, args):
         save_compiler = self.compiler
         if lang in ['f77', 'f90']:
             self.compiler = self.fcompiler
+        if self.compiler is None:
+            raise CompileError('%s compiler is not set' % (lang,))
         try:
             ret = mth(*((self,)+args))
         except (DistutilsExecError, CompileError) as e: