better error messages for cloud modules
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- Dominant language
- Perl
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- 737
- Forks
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Description
If some required perl modules are missing, or if there are compilation failures in a cloud module we get a strange error message without a meaning (#790).
We need to add a better error message there.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing issue #790 and reproducing a cloud-module failure caused by missing Perl modules or a compilation error. Trace where the current meaningless error is produced; done means these failures report a clear, meaningful error message.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- perl
- Domain
- cloud, devops
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100