microsoft / microsoft/openvmm

Detect if you're in WSL and your repo root is across the /mnt/c/ boundary

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enhancement
Dominant language
Rust
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Description

People keep doing this even though we highlight it in the guide, we should have xtask bail out or something to tell the user you really don't want to do this.

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Research direction

Start by reading the repository guide section that warns about WSL and locate the xtask entry point responsible for repository checks. Determine how to detect a WSL environment with the repository root across /mnt/c; done means xtask clearly warns the user or exits instead of continuing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux, rust
Domain
operating-systems, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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