From f9dac0244f42d0fc857c6152418f813cfff5f6bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Travis Hathaway <travis.j.hathaway@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2023 12:02:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] making the check for missing anaconda executable a little
 broader

---
 conda_build/build.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/conda_build/build.py b/conda_build/build.py
index 1d66cf114f..4268aaef65 100644
--- a/conda_build/build.py
+++ b/conda_build/build.py
@@ -4099,7 +4099,7 @@ def handle_anaconda_upload(paths, config):
         print(no_upload_message)
         return
 
-    if anaconda is None:
+    if not anaconda:
         print(no_upload_message)
         sys.exit(
             "Error: cannot locate anaconda command (required for upload)\n"

From dee2f4c84f7a8f23b89c18b1dacc48d0258a7614 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Travis Hathaway <travis.j.hathaway@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2023 12:05:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] adding news file

---
 news/5050-missing-anaconda-client-bugfix | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 news/5050-missing-anaconda-client-bugfix

diff --git a/news/5050-missing-anaconda-client-bugfix b/news/5050-missing-anaconda-client-bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99df06709d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/5050-missing-anaconda-client-bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+### Enhancements
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* Fixes the check for a missing anaconda-client so a useful error message is shown
+
+### Deprecations
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Docs
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Other
+
+* <news item>