[Cuis-dev] Package dependency auto-loading

[ken.dickey at whidbey.com]

On 2020-04-12 18:58, Phil B via Cuis-dev wrote:

> Still no joy.  I tried working up a repro case, which of course worked. 
>  So there's something about either my specific packages or filesystem 
> layout that it's not liking.  I'll have to play around with it a bit 
> more when I get some time (right now I'm still sorting out another 
> breaking change re: latest updates)

Sorry to hear it. Spent half a day yesterday loading various ways 
without a problem.  Very interested in any reproducible case.


> On a related note, why is a failed dependency not an error?  I ask 
> because the current notification scheme can somewhat obfuscate 
> when/where the root dependency problem occurred.  For complex 
> dependency chains it can be a bit of a pain to get back to where things 
> went wrong.

I suggest 'self halt' in senders of FeatureRequirementUnsatisfied at 
point of failure.

A novice user does not necessarily understand the debugger.

You, on the other hand, should know..  Now is a good time to learn and 
practice.  ;^)

Thanks much again for the reporting and tests!!  This _is_ important to 
fix!
-KenD