chocolatey / chocolatey/ChocolateyGUI

When package update fails, message should link to the log

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Description

I'm using the latest released ChocolateyGUI, and am trying update the CUDA package. The update fails - which is not your problem in itself - but the failure dialog does not make it easy enough for me to access the log and examine the failure.

We should be able to:

1. Copy the log's full path.
2. Better yet, have a link to the log which opens it in a text editor or some other application.
3. Possibly - display the segment of the log regarding the specific failure for this package.

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Research direction

Start by locating the failure dialog and the code that handles package-update logs. Review how the CUDA update failure is surfaced and how log paths are represented. Done means the dialog provides a usable way to access the relevant log, with the exact behavior for copying, opening, or displaying log content confirmed.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
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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