astral-sh/uv

Improve error message layout for wheel-build failures

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#2,052 opened on Feb 28, 2024

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Description

I find pip's error messages here much cleaner:

Screenshot 2024-02-28 at 3 30 38 PM

Whereas we have:

Screenshot 2024-02-28 at 3 30 45 PM

We should add some indentation, clearer sections, the exit code, etc.

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Review the current error message output for wheel build failures in uv, identify the code that formats the error, and then design a new layout with indentation, clear sections, and exit code similar to pip's format.
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rust
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