Index: modules/update/update.manager.inc
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RCS file: /Users/wright/drupal/local_repo/drupal/modules/update/update.manager.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.31
diff -u -p -r1.31 update.manager.inc
--- modules/update/update.manager.inc	2 Jan 2011 17:26:39 -0000	1.31
+++ modules/update/update.manager.inc	2 Jan 2011 20:39:01 -0000
@@ -580,8 +580,21 @@ function update_manager_install_form_sub
   drupal_get_updaters();
 
   $project_location = $directory . '/' . $project;
-  $updater = Updater::factory($project_location);
-  $project_title = Updater::getProjectTitle($project_location);
+  try {
+    $updater = Updater::factory($project_location);
+  }
+  catch (Exception $e) {
+    form_set_error($field, $e->getMessage());
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    $project_title = Updater::getProjectTitle($project_location);
+  }
+  catch (Exception $e) {
+    form_set_error($field, $e->getMessage());
+    return;
+  }
 
   if (!$project_title) {
     form_set_error($field, t('Unable to determine %project name.', array('%project' => $project)));