rust-osdev / rust-osdev/bootimage
Better error when QEMU isn't found
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- Rust
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Description
Currently the error message is just "No such file or directory (os error 2)" when QEMU isn't installed.
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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
No file, test, or entry point is named. Locate where QEMU is invoked and where the current “No such file or directory” error is surfaced, then check existing command behavior or tests. Done means a missing QEMU installation produces a clear, specific error instead of the raw OS message.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100