--- a/scripts/install-i18n.py Wed Sep 04 20:01:53 2019 +0200 +++ b/scripts/install-i18n.py Thu Sep 05 18:47:56 2019 +0200 @@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ except ImportError: print("The eric6 IDE doesn't seem to be installed. Aborting.") sys.exit(1) +except SyntaxError: + # an incomplete or old config file was found + print("The eric6 IDE seems to be installed incompletely. Aborting.") + sys.exit(1) def getConfigDir():