1 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/toolchain.prf b/mkspecs/features/toolchain.prf
index 813dbffbd4..21c18c7f7b 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/toolchain.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/toolchain.prf
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ defineReplace(qtMakeExpand) {
     }
 }
 
+defineTest(qtCompilerErrror) {
+    !cross_compile: \
+        what =
+    else: host_build: \
+        what = " host"
+    else: \
+        what = " target"
+    error("Cannot run$$what compiler '$$1'. Maybe you forgot to setup the environment?")
+}
+
 cross_compile:host_build: \
     target_prefix = QMAKE_HOST_CXX
 else: \
@@ -58,8 +68,7 @@ isEmpty($${target_prefix}.INCDIRS) {
             cxx_flags += -E -v
 
         output = $$system("$$cmd_prefix $$QMAKE_CXX $$qtMakeExpand($$cxx_flags) -xc++ - 2>&1 $$cmd_suffix", lines, ec)
-        !equals(ec, 0): \
-            error("Cannot run compiler '$$QMAKE_CXX'. Maybe you forgot to setup the environment?")
+        !equals(ec, 0): qtCompilerErrror($$QMAKE_CXX)
 
         rim_qcc {
             for (line, output) {
@@ -119,8 +128,7 @@ isEmpty($${target_prefix}.INCDIRS) {
             # What's more, -print-search-dirs can't be used on clang on Apple because it
             # won't print all the library paths (only the clang-internal ones).
             output = $$system("$$cmd_prefix $$QMAKE_CXX -print-search-dirs", lines, ec)
-            !equals(ec, 0): \
-                error("Cannot run compiler '$$QMAKE_CXX'. Maybe you forgot to setup the environment?")
+            !equals(ec, 0): qtCompilerErrror($$QMAKE_CXX)
 
             for (line, output) {
                 contains(line, "^libraries: .*") {
@@ -162,8 +170,7 @@ isEmpty($${target_prefix}.INCDIRS) {
 
 defineReplace(qtVariablesFromMSVC) {
     ret = $$system("$$1 -nologo -E $$2 $$system_quote($$PWD/data/macros.cpp) <NUL 2>NUL", lines, ec)
-    !equals(ec, 0): \
-        error("Cannot run compiler '$$1'. Maybe you forgot to setup the environment?")
+    !equals(ec, 0): qtCompilerErrror($$1)
     return($$ret)
 }
 
@@ -171,8 +178,7 @@ defineReplace(qtVariablesFromGCC) {
     null_device = /dev/null
     equals(QMAKE_HOST.os, Windows): null_device = NUL
     ret = $$system("$$1 -E $$system_quote($$PWD/data/macros.cpp) <$$null_device 2>$$null_device", lines, ec)
-    !equals(ec, 0): \
-        error("Cannot run compiler '$$1'. Maybe you forgot to setup the environment?")
+    !equals(ec, 0): qtCompilerErrror($$1)
     return($$ret)
 }