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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/spack/spack/database.py | 2 |
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/database.py b/lib/spack/spack/database.py index e9bd07d92c..80ebf6a2cf 100644 --- a/lib/spack/spack/database.py +++ b/lib/spack/spack/database.py @@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ class Database(object): if key not in self._data: installed = False path = None - if directory_layout: + if not spec.external and directory_layout: path = directory_layout.path_for_spec(spec) try: directory_layout.check_installed(spec) |