Merge pull request #301 from inkstitch/lexelby/bug-fixes

bug fixes

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/output.py b/lib/output.py
index 147d084e..ed97ef04 100644
--- a/lib/output.py
+++ b/lib/output.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import sys
 import pyembroidery
 import simpletransform
 
+from .i18n import _
 from .utils import Point
 from .svg import PIXELS_PER_MM, get_doc_size, get_viewbox_transform
 from .commands import global_command
@@ -92,4 +94,10 @@ def write_embroidery_file(file_path, stitch_plan, svg):
         settings['max_jump'] = float('inf')
         settings['explicit_trim'] = False
 
-    pyembroidery.write(pattern, file_path, settings)
+    try:
+        pyembroidery.write(pattern, file_path, settings)
+    except IOError as e:
+        # L10N low-level file error.  %(error)s is (hopefully?) translated by
+        # the user's system automatically.
+        print >> sys.stderr, _("Error writing to %(path)s: %(error)s") % dict(path=file_path, error=e.message)
+        sys.exit(1)