Bug 1543

Summary: Improve error handling and feedback to users
Product: [Build System, Metadata & Runtime] Meta-yocto Reporter: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie>
Component: meta-yoctoAssignee: Scott Garman <scott.a.garman>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED QA Contact:
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: Low CC: jiajun.xu, poky.bs.watcher, poky.watcher, sgw, song.liu
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: 1.2 M4   
Hardware: x86   
OS: Multiple   
Whiteboard: (P1)(No QA needed) Done
OS type for building Yocto: --- Type of Regression: ---
Verified: Documentation change: ---
Bug Depends on: 542, 1127, 1141, 1143, 1145, 1540    
Bug Blocks:    

Description Richard Purdie 2011-10-03 05:52:39 UTC 
The current feedback to users when errors occur is poor, for example showing a python back trace if often inappropriate and distracts users from the real underlying error.

This bug is about improving the usability of the system by giving clearer feedback to users.

Several existing use cases have already been identified by Scott and these will be depended upon by this bug. Part of this task is also to identify other ways in which the usability of the system can be improved and feature enhancements can be opened against this bug to track these.
Comment 1 Scott Garman 2011-10-21 13:06:36 UTC 
The schedule estimate for this bug represents some front-loaded work that needs to be done before many of the dependent bugs can be fixed (e.g, analysis and refactoring of the exception handling system within BitBake).
Comment 2 Jiajun Xu 2011-12-26 18:27:18 UTC 
There is no QA needed for the bug. QA will follow these detailed bugs and test them.
Comment 3 Richard Purdie 2012-03-29 18:50:18 UTC 
All bugs depending on this one have now been resolved.