NixOS / NixOS/hydra

Gracefully present "unavailable system" errors

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Description

It would be nice if, instead of "error: a i686-cygwin' is required to build ... but I am ax86_64-linux'", Hydra would display the error as "i686-cygwin systems currently unavailable", with a orange cross icon, say.

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Research direction

The issue names no files or tests; start by tracing Hydra's presentation of unavailable-system build errors. Done means the error is shown as a concise system-unavailable message with an orange cross icon instead of the raw architecture mismatch text.

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Assessment

Domain
ci-cd
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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