swiftlang / swiftlang/swiftly

Remind user about missing system packages

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Description

When installing a Linux toolchain without a post-install file there's a brief message about the system packages that are needed for the toolchain. What happens if a user forgets about the message, logs out of ssh, or clears their terminal? The only opportunity to discover what those packages were is by installing (or uninstalling/reinstalling) a toolchain again, which is time consuming.

There should be a mechanism for the user to pull up the missing packages for a toolchain after the initial installation without having to work around it. Ideally, there will be a warning if they try to use or proxy to a toolchain that doesn't have all of its dependencies met. That could be another opportunity to present the user with the actionable message.

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Research direction

Start by tracing where installation emits the brief system-package message and where users invoke or proxy to a toolchain. Define how missing packages can be retrieved after installation and when a dependency warning should appear. Done means users have a reliable way to rediscover the actionable package message without reinstalling a toolchain.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
swift
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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