From 0e04235d0e54231e2ac98f291b7f34e177c89bab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Martchus <martchus@gmx.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 01:07:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Generate meaningful error message if path for "licenses"
 package not configured

---
 libpkg/algo/licenses.cpp | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/libpkg/algo/licenses.cpp b/libpkg/algo/licenses.cpp
index ddcc766..8ac1042 100644
--- a/libpkg/algo/licenses.cpp
+++ b/libpkg/algo/licenses.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ LicenseResult Config::computeLicenseInfo(const std::vector<string> &dependencyDe
     }
 
     // extract common licenses
+    if (db->localPkgDir.empty()) {
+        result.success = false;
+        result.notes.emplace_back("No local package dir for database \"" % db->name + "\" (containing \"licenses\" package) configured.");
+        return result;
+    }
     const auto path = db->localPkgDir % '/' + licensesPackage->packageInfo->fileName;
     decltype(extractFiles(path, &Package::isLicense)) licensesDirs;
     try {