2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/exceptions.cc b/src/lib/exceptions.cc
index ebb607b94..3f87a2ebe 100644
--- a/src/lib/exceptions.cc
+++ b/src/lib/exceptions.cc
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ GLError::GLError (char const* last, int e)
 }
 
 
+GLError::GLError (char const* message)
+	: runtime_error (message)
+{
+
+}
+
+
 CopyError::CopyError (string m, optional<int> n)
 	: runtime_error (String::compose("%1%2", m, n ? String::compose(" (%1)", *n) : ""))
 	, _message (m)
diff --git a/src/lib/exceptions.h b/src/lib/exceptions.h
index d0ba1f068..9b7837a46 100644
--- a/src/lib/exceptions.h
+++ b/src/lib/exceptions.h
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ class GLError : public std::runtime_error
 {
 public:
 	GLError (char const* last, int e);
+	GLError (char const* message);
 };