diff --git a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/cinder-3.10-dev b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/cinder-3.10-dev
index f41ee2b7..7d83cd65 100644
--- a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/cinder-3.10-dev
+++ b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/cinder-3.10-dev
@@ -1,28 +1,40 @@
-require_distro Fedora 32 &>/dev/null || \
-{ echo
-  colorize 1 "WARNING"
-  cat >&2 <<!
-: The Cinder compiler only officially supports
-Facebook's Docker images which are Fedora 32 - based.
-It may fail to build on a system
-with a different GCC and/or Glibc version.
-!
-  echo
-}
+if [ "$(expr substr "$(uname -s)" 1 5)" != "Linux" ]; then
+  {
+    echo
+    colorize 1 "ERROR"
+    echo ": Cinder currently only supports Linux."
+    echo
+    return 1
+  } >&2
+fi
 
-[[ $(${CC:-gcc} -dumpversion 2>/dev/null) == 10 ]] || \
-{ command -v "gcc-10" >/dev/null && \
-  export CC="gcc-10" && \
-  echo "python-build: setting the compiler to \`gcc-10'"; } || \
-{
-  echo
-  colorize 1 WARNING
-  cat >&2 <<!
-: GCC 10 is not found on PATH.
-The build may fail.
-!
-  echo
-}
+if [[ $(${CC:-gcc} -dumpversion 2>/dev/null) != 10 ]] &&
+  (command -v "gcc-10" >/dev/null) &&
+  (command -v "g++-10" >/dev/null); then
+  echo "python-build: setting the compiler to GCC 10"
+  export CC="gcc-10"
+  export CXX="g++-10"
+fi
+
+if [[ $(awk -F. '{print $1}' <<< "$(${CC:-gcc} -dumpversion)") -lt 10 ]]; then
+  {
+    echo
+    colorize 1 "ERROR"
+    echo ": Cinder requires at least GCC 10."
+    echo
+    return 1
+  } >&2
+fi
+
+require_distro Fedora 32 &> /dev/null ||
+  {
+    echo
+    colorize 1 "WARNING"
+    echo ": Cinder officially only supports Facebook's Docker"
+    echo "images which are based on Fedora 32. It may fail to build"
+    echo "on a system with a different GCC and/or Glibc version."
+    echo
+  } >&2
 
 prefer_openssl11
 export PYTHON_BUILD_CONFIGURE_WITH_OPENSSL=1
diff --git a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/cinder-3.8-dev b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/cinder-3.8-dev
index 5a3c8a82..4d8a8a7a 100644
--- a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/cinder-3.8-dev
+++ b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/cinder-3.8-dev
@@ -1,28 +1,40 @@
-require_distro Fedora 32 &>/dev/null || \
-{ echo
-  colorize 1 "WARNING"
-  cat >&2 <<!
-: The Cinder compiler only officially supports
-Facebook's Docker images which are Fedora 32 - based.
-It may fail to build on a system
-with a different GCC and/or Glibc version.
-!
-  echo
-}
+if [ "$(expr substr "$(uname -s)" 1 5)" != "Linux" ]; then
+  {
+    echo
+    colorize 1 "ERROR"
+    echo ": Cinder currently only supports Linux."
+    echo
+    return 1
+  } >&2
+fi
 
-[[ $(${CC:-gcc} -dumpversion 2>/dev/null) == 10 ]] || \
-{ command -v "gcc-10" >/dev/null && \
-  export CC="gcc-10" && \
-  echo "python-build: setting the compiler to \`gcc-10'"; } || \
-{
-  echo
-  colorize 1 WARNING
-  cat >&2 <<!
-: GCC 10 is not found on PATH.
-The build may fail.
-!
-  echo
-}
+if [[ $(${CC:-gcc} -dumpversion 2>/dev/null) != 10 ]] &&
+  (command -v "gcc-10" >/dev/null) &&
+  (command -v "g++-10" >/dev/null); then
+  echo "python-build: setting the compiler to GCC 10"
+  export CC="gcc-10"
+  export CXX="g++-10"
+fi
+
+if [[ $(awk -F. '{print $1}' <<< "$(${CC:-gcc} -dumpversion)") -lt 10 ]]; then
+  {
+    echo
+    colorize 1 "ERROR"
+    echo ": Cinder requires at least GCC 10."
+    echo
+    return 1
+  } >&2
+fi
+
+require_distro Fedora 32 &> /dev/null ||
+  {
+    echo
+    colorize 1 "WARNING"
+    echo ": Cinder officially only supports Facebook's Docker"
+    echo "images which are based on Fedora 32. It may fail to build"
+    echo "on a system with a different GCC and/or Glibc version."
+    echo
+  } >&2
 
 prefer_openssl11
 export PYTHON_BUILD_CONFIGURE_WITH_OPENSSL=1