3 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/luarocks/command_line.lua b/src/luarocks/command_line.lua
index 963916bd..58c54354 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/command_line.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/command_line.lua
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ local util = require("luarocks.util")
 local cfg = require("luarocks.cfg")
 local fs = require("luarocks.fs")
 local path = require("luarocks.path")
+local dir = require("luarocks.dir")
 
 --- Display an error message and exit.
 -- @param message string: The error message.
diff --git a/src/luarocks/fetch.lua b/src/luarocks/fetch.lua
index fc0535a9..407d72c5 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/fetch.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/fetch.lua
@@ -263,6 +263,9 @@ function get_sources(rockspec, extract, dest_dir)
    if extract then
       fs.change_dir(store_dir)
       fs.unpack_archive(rockspec.source.file)
+      if not fs.exists(rockspec.source.dir) then
+         return nil, "Directory "..rockspec.source.dir.." not found inside archive "..rockspec.source.file
+      end
       fs.pop_dir()
    end
    return source_file, store_dir
diff --git a/src/luarocks/fs/unix/tools.lua b/src/luarocks/fs/unix/tools.lua
index b4cb43a7..c8fefd4d 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/fs/unix/tools.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/fs/unix/tools.lua
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ local dir_stack = {}
 -- @return boolean: true if command succeeds (status code 0), false
 -- otherwise.
 function execute_string(cmd)
-   if os.execute("cd " .. fs.Q(fs.current_dir()) .. " && " .. cmd) == 0 then
+   local actual_cmd = "cd " .. fs.Q(fs.current_dir()) .. " && " .. cmd
+   if os.execute(actual_cmd) == 0 then
       return true
    else
       return false