badlogic / vscode-dos-dev-extension

Visual Studio Code DOS development extension
MIT License
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Failing to install on spotty wifi connections. #7

Open bulutthecat opened 3 months ago

bulutthecat commented 3 months ago

I have been looking for a good 'all in one' solution to DOS C programming on modern systems. This project ticks all the boxes for me! But there seems to be an issue with tool downloading, I am on a very sparse WiFi connection, often suffer very small (sub 10 second) drop-outs and this has made this addon virtually unusable. Every time I attempt to install DOS tools, it throws the following error when downloading DJGPP: image

If you attempt to install DOS tools a second time after this error, it falsely detects all tools as installed and asks if you want to reinstall. image Choosing the reinstall option will erase any downloaded data, and start from absolute scratch.

Some form of resume functionality should be added to stop this problem, or possibly increasing timeout for a failed download. Alternatively you could specify where the download is being saved (in extension logs) to enable the possibility of a semi-manual install (you can download the files, and place the zips wherever they need to be manually, and leave everything else to the plugin).