Improve linker detection failure error message.
@@ -115,10 +115,12 @@ def guess_win_linker(env: 'Environment', compiler: T.List[str], comp_class: T.Ty
prefix=comp_class.LINKER_PREFIX if use_linker_prefix else [],
version=search_version(out), direct=invoked_directly)
elif 'GNU coreutils' in o:
+ import shutil
+ fullpath = shutil.which(compiler[0])
raise EnvironmentException(
- "Found GNU link.exe instead of MSVC link.exe. This link.exe "
- "is not a linker. You may need to reorder entries to your "
- "%PATH% variable to resolve this.")
+ f"Found GNU link.exe instead of MSVC link.exe in {fullpath}\.n"
+ "This link.exe is not a linker.\n"
+ "You may need to reorder entries to your %PATH% variable to resolve this.")
__failed_to_detect_linker(compiler, check_args, o, e)
def guess_nix_linker(env: 'Environment', compiler: T.List[str], comp_class: T.Type['Compiler'],
