[edk2-devel] [PATCH v2 0/1] Edk2ToolsBuild.py: Clarify make error

["Joey Vagedes via groups.io" <joeyvagedes=microsoft.com@groups.io>]

When make or nmake fails to build the basetools, Edk2ToolsBuild.py
currently prints a generic error message "Failed to build." and
raises an exception. This has two issues: The first is that it raises
an exception, which leads people to believe it is a python issue, and
not a build issue. The second is that users don't necessarily know to
check the build log if this error occurs.

This has been reported many times through many different avenues:

https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/discussions/4611
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77421168/edkii-base-tools-fails-to-build
https://github.com/tianocore/edk2-pytool-extensions/issues/180
https://github.com/tianocore/edk2-pytool-extensions/issues/207

This patch series changes the exception to a error log so that the invocable
completes and returns a non-zero exit code and also logs a more descriptive
error that informs the user to review the build log, and where to find it.

Cc: Rebecca Cran <rebecca@bsdio.com>
Cc: Liming Gao <gaoliming@byosoft.com.cn>
Cc: Bob Feng <bob.c.feng@intel.com>
Cc: Yuwei Chen <yuwei.chen@intel.com>

Joey Vagedes (1):
  BaseTools: Edk2ToolsBuild.py: Clarify make error

 BaseTools/Edk2ToolsBuild.py | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

-- 
2.34.1