updated xdot error message for spack users

LLNL · Apr 30, 2021 · a4a8de7 · a4a8de7
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diff --git a/scripts/STATGUI.py b/scripts/STATGUI.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 try:
     import xdot
 except:
-    raise Exception('STATview requires xdot\nxdot can be downloaded from https://github.com/jrfonseca/xdot.py\n')
+    raise Exception('STATview requires xdot\nxdot can be downloaded from https://github.com/jrfonseca/xdot.py\nWhen installing STAT via Spack, please be sure to `spack activate py-xdot`')
 try:
     # xdot 0.9: compatibility wrapper
     xdot_ui_actions = xdot.ui.actions

diff --git a/scripts/STATview.py b/scripts/STATview.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 try:
     import xdot
 except:
-    raise Exception('STATview requires xdot\nxdot can be downloaded from https://github.com/jrfonseca/xdot.py\n')
+    raise Exception('STATview requires xdot\nxdot can be downloaded from https://github.com/jrfonseca/xdot.py\nWhen installing STAT via Spack, please be sure to `spack activate py-xdot`')
 # old xdot vs new xdot compatibility wrapper
 try:
     xdot_ui_actions = xdot.ui.actions