From 5e2a47e768fefb44ac0e7d7b2d7e2d76807cd219 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xavier Claessens <xavier.claessens@collabora.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2023 10:52:25 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Interpreter: Using executable in run_command/configure_file
 is not a bug

Fixes: #11382
---
 mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
index 871c2f2fa..5908becd2 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ class Interpreter(InterpreterBase, HoldableObject):
                     progname = name
                     break
             else:
-                raise MesonBugException('cmd was a built executable but not found in overrides table')
+                raise InterpreterException(f'Program {cmd.description()!r} is a compiled executable and therefore cannot be used during configuration')
             raise InterpreterException(overridden_msg.format(progname, cmd.description()))
         if isinstance(cmd, ExternalProgram):
             if not cmd.found():