installer.py: do not tty.die when cache only fails (#41990)

2 files changed, 20 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/installer.py b/lib/spack/spack/installer.py
index 55436ab0b0..f137dfd34f 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/installer.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/installer.py
@@ -381,17 +381,13 @@ def _print_timer(pre: str, pkg_id: str, timer: timer.BaseTimer) -> None:
 
 
 def _install_from_cache(
-    pkg: "spack.package_base.PackageBase",
-    cache_only: bool,
-    explicit: bool,
-    unsigned: Optional[bool] = False,
+    pkg: "spack.package_base.PackageBase", explicit: bool, unsigned: Optional[bool] = False
 ) -> bool:
     """
-    Extract the package from binary cache
+    Install the package from binary cache
 
     Args:
         pkg: package to install from the binary cache
-        cache_only: only extract from binary cache
         explicit: ``True`` if installing the package was explicitly
             requested by the user, otherwise, ``False``
         unsigned: if ``True`` or ``False`` override the mirror signature verification defaults
@@ -402,15 +398,11 @@ def _install_from_cache(
     installed_from_cache = _try_install_from_binary_cache(
         pkg, explicit, unsigned=unsigned, timer=t
     )
-    pkg_id = package_id(pkg)
     if not installed_from_cache:
-        pre = f"No binary for {pkg_id} found"
-        if cache_only:
-            tty.die(f"{pre} when cache-only specified")
-
-        tty.msg(f"{pre}: installing from source")
         return False
     t.stop()
+
+    pkg_id = package_id(pkg)
     tty.debug(f"Successfully extracted {pkg_id} from binary cache")
 
     _write_timer_json(pkg, t, True)
@@ -1670,11 +1662,16 @@ class PackageInstaller:
         task.status = STATUS_INSTALLING
 
         # Use the binary cache if requested
-        if use_cache and _install_from_cache(pkg, cache_only, explicit, unsigned):
-            self._update_installed(task)
-            if task.compiler:
-                self._add_compiler_package_to_config(pkg)
-            return
+        if use_cache:
+            if _install_from_cache(pkg, explicit, unsigned):
+                self._update_installed(task)
+                if task.compiler:
+                    self._add_compiler_package_to_config(pkg)
+                return
+            elif cache_only:
+                raise InstallError("No binary found when cache-only was specified", pkg=pkg)
+            else:
+                tty.msg(f"No binary for {pkg_id} found: installing from source")
 
         pkg.run_tests = tests if isinstance(tests, bool) else pkg.name in tests
 
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/test/installer.py b/lib/spack/spack/test/installer.py
index 9dc91ef323..ebe5ec0e00 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/test/installer.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/test/installer.py
@@ -165,23 +165,19 @@ def test_install_msg(monkeypatch):
     assert inst.install_msg(name, pid, None) == expected
 
 
-def test_install_from_cache_errors(install_mockery, capsys):
-    """Test to ensure cover _install_from_cache errors."""
+def test_install_from_cache_errors(install_mockery):
+    """Test to ensure cover install from cache errors."""
     spec = spack.spec.Spec("trivial-install-test-package")
     spec.concretize()
     assert spec.concrete
 
     # Check with cache-only
-    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
-        inst._install_from_cache(spec.package, True, True, False)
-
-    captured = str(capsys.readouterr())
-    assert "No binary" in captured
-    assert "found when cache-only specified" in captured
+    with pytest.raises(inst.InstallError, match="No binary found when cache-only was specified"):
+        spec.package.do_install(package_cache_only=True, dependencies_cache_only=True)
     assert not spec.package.installed_from_binary_cache
 
     # Check when don't expect to install only from binary cache
-    assert not inst._install_from_cache(spec.package, False, True, False)
+    assert not inst._install_from_cache(spec.package, explicit=True, unsigned=False)
     assert not spec.package.installed_from_binary_cache
 
 
@@ -192,7 +188,7 @@ def test_install_from_cache_ok(install_mockery, monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(inst, "_try_install_from_binary_cache", _true)
     monkeypatch.setattr(spack.hooks, "post_install", _noop)
 
-    assert inst._install_from_cache(spec.package, True, True, False)
+    assert inst._install_from_cache(spec.package, explicit=True, unsigned=False)
 
 
 def test_process_external_package_module(install_mockery, monkeypatch, capfd):