Merge pull request #8215 from ThomasWaldmann/fix-cythonize-import-error-reporting-master

setup.py: fix import error reporting for cythonize import, see #8208 (master)

setup.py

@@ -16,8 +16,14 @@
 
 try:
     from Cython.Build import cythonize
-except ImportError:
+
+    cythonize_import_error_msg = None
+except ImportError as exc:
+    # either there is no Cython installed or there is some issue with it.
     cythonize = None
+    cythonize_import_error_msg = "ImportError: " + str(exc)
+    if "failed to map segment from shared object" in cythonize_import_error_msg:
+        cythonize_import_error_msg += " Check if the borg build uses a +exec filesystem."
 
 sys.path += [os.path.dirname(__file__)]
 
@@ -80,7 +86,12 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
     cython_c_files = [fn.replace(".pyx", ".c") for fn in cython_sources]
     if not on_rtd and not all(os.path.exists(path) for path in cython_c_files):
-        raise ImportError("The GIT version of Borg needs Cython. Install Cython or use a released version.")
+        raise ImportError(
+            "The GIT version of Borg needs a working Cython. "
+            + "Install or fix Cython or use a released borg version. "
+            + "Importing cythonize failed with: "
+            + cythonize_import_error_msg
+        )
 
 
 cmdclass = {"build_ext": build_ext, "sdist": Sdist}