Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH v1 0/1] Edk2ToolsBuild.py: Clarify make error

["Michael D Kinney" <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>]

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Thanks,

Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: devel@edk2.groups.io <devel@edk2.groups.io> On Behalf Of Joey
> Vagedes via groups.io
> Sent: Monday, November 6, 2023 12:09 PM
> To: devel@edk2.groups.io
> Subject: [edk2-devel] [PATCH v1 0/1] Edk2ToolsBuild.py: Clarify make
> error
> 
> 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.
> 
> Joey Vagedes (1):
>   BaseTools: Edk2ToolsBuild.py: Clarify make error
> 
>  BaseTools/Source/C/Common/BinderFuncs.c | 2 +-
>  BaseTools/Edk2ToolsBuild.py             | 8 ++++++--
>  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
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