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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/guix/lint.scm b/guix/lint.scm
index d2f24c61f8..697bd24a1e 100644
--- a/guix/lint.scm
+++ b/guix/lint.scm
@@ -905,16 +905,31 @@ descriptions maintained upstream."
          (origin-uris origin))
         '())))
 
+(cond-expand
+  (guile-3
+   ;; Guile 3.0.0 does not export this predicate.
+   (define exception-with-kind-and-args?
+     (exception-predicate &exception-with-kind-and-args)))
+  (else                                           ;Guile 2
+   (define exception-with-kind-and-args?
+     (const #f))))
+
 (define (check-derivation package)
   "Emit a warning if we fail to compile PACKAGE to a derivation."
   (define (try system)
-    (catch #t
+    (catch #t     ;TODO: Remove 'catch' when Guile 2.x is no longer supported.
       (lambda ()
         (guard (c ((store-protocol-error? c)
                    (make-warning package
                                  (G_ "failed to create ~a derivation: ~a")
                                  (list system
                                        (store-protocol-error-message c))))
+                  ((exception-with-kind-and-args? c)
+                   (make-warning package
+                                 (G_ "failed to create ~a derivation: ~s")
+                                 (list system
+                                       (cons (exception-kind c)
+                                             (exception-args c)))))
                   ((message-condition? c)
                    (make-warning package
                                  (G_ "failed to create ~a derivation: ~a")