Improve error message when Visual Studio can't be found #1691
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Hey @mitchhentges - thanks for the contribution! I know our current test coverage isn't great, but would you mind adding a couple of tests to check that the updated logic is working correctly?
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Good idea :) I've been thinking more about this, and I think I should bundle this "list of each ineligible VS installation" with the above "list of VS installations that will be checked". I'll do that wider change, then add some tests 👍 |
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This addresses the confusion of `gvsbuild` showing that it _found_ Visual Studio installations, but then logging right after that it couldn't, in fact, find it. This tweaks the list of detected VS installations to also include logs when an installation is considered "inapplicable", such as because: * The version doesn't match `vs_ver` * The `vcvars.bat` is missing
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I've still got tests to add, but here's how it looks when I've combined "failure reason" with "list of detected installations": Failure case: One failure but one usable installation case: 
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This addresses the confusion of
gvsbuildshowing that it found Visual Studio installations, but then logging right after that it couldn't, in fact, find it.This tweaks the list of detected VS installations to also include logs when an installation is considered "inapplicable", such as because:
vs_vervcvars.batis missing