Show pip install error message to the user#40
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This makes it easier for users to pinpoint fix and report problems.
The script previously ignored the stdout and stderr of pip and GRPC compilation. Using subprocess.run() now forwards stdout and stderr to the console.
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I did mvn clean package with the code that is contained in this branch.
I then installed a fresh fiji stable with update sites mastodon, mastodon-blender activated.
I then tried to install the addon on MacOS.
I received this error message:
While this is an error, I understand that the fact that Command, Exit Code, Command output and Command error are shown, is already the expected behaviour after this PR is merged.
I found a small typo and made some minor formatting suggestions. Other than that this PR is good to be merged.
As a side note: this repo would benefit from a multi-os CI pipeline similar to this one:
This could result in these checks:
Add an empty line after the first line of the error message.
…ation The unit test for the error message formatting can run on github actions.
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The installation of the mastodon-blender-addon into Blender is not trivial.
Unfortunately error messages are currently not displayed if the user uses Blender Setup dialog.
This is now fixed pip output and GRPC output is shown if the installation fails.