During install, handle failure to install toolchain better
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Description
Right now, we do the (very simple) rustup install, then install stable. If stable fails, then the installation is reported as failed, but rustup is still installed.
I'm not sure off hand if it's better to report a successful install with caveats or to try to revert the install completely.
Mentioned in https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/multirust-rs/issues/260
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Research direction
Start by tracing the rustup installation flow through the initial rustup install and subsequent stable toolchain installation. Read the discussion in issue 260 for related context, then determine and document the intended behavior when stable installation fails. Done means the failure path consistently reports the chosen outcome and leaves installation state matching that outcome.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100