1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py
index cedf839860..875cda8929 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ import bb
 from   bb import data
 from   bb import persist_data
 
+class MalformedUrl(Exception):
+    """Exception raised when encountering an invalid url"""
+
 class FetchError(Exception):
     """Exception raised when a download fails"""