[MacPorts] #38662: RFE: Replace "command execution failed" with a more informative error message

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#38662: RFE: Replace "command execution failed" with a more informative error
message
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  Reporter:  egall@…      |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  base         |    Version:  2.1.3
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:               |
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Comment (by larryv@…):

 Replying to [comment:3 egall@…]:
 > Or maybe it could mention what exactly the command was that failed. So
 > instead of just "`command execution failed`" it could say something
 > like "`execution of "make" failed`" or something...

 How would we reliably extract the executable name from a given command
 string?

 Honestly, we’re probably going to be editing the ticket anyway, so I’m not
 sure that this is worth putting effort into.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/38662#comment:4>
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