XcodesOrg / XcodesOrg/XcodesApp

Provide a better error messages when user did not yet accepted Apple terms & conditions

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enhancement
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Description

Scenario:

  • I have an apple account
  • I did not yet accepted the terms & conditions

When I try to use CLI app I get an informative error message which helps me solve the problem:

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While at the same time GUI XCodes app provides a very generic error message:

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I think the GUI should reuse the error messages from the CLI version of the app.

Please consider adding a "Detailed logs..." option to the error dialog that would allow developers to quickly diagnose the issues.

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Research direction

Start by comparing the CLI's informative terms-and-conditions error with the GUI Xcodes error dialog. Identify the GUI error handling and dialog entry points, then make the terms error actionable and add the requested detailed-logs option; done means developers can diagnose this case from the GUI.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, swift
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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