diff -r 4c32c5e75eca -r 84bfb2162dd2 src/Pure/Tools/isabelle_system.scala
--- a/src/Pure/Tools/isabelle_system.scala	Sat Aug 23 17:55:26 2008 +0200
+++ b/src/Pure/Tools/isabelle_system.scala	Sat Aug 23 17:55:27 2008 +0200
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
     if (value != null) value else ""
   }
 
-  class BadVariable(val name: String) extends Exception
+  class BadVariable(val name: String) extends Exception {
+    override def toString = "BadVariable: " + name
+  }
 
   def getenv_strict(name: String) = {
     val value = getenv(name)