tools: improve error diagnostic for `v up` and `v self`. Make `v self` more robust.

cmd/tools/vself.v

@@ -40,13 +40,18 @@ fn compile(vroot string, cmd string) {
 	}
 }
 
-fn backup_old_version_and_rename_newer() ? {
+fn backup_old_version_and_rename_newer() ?bool {
+	mut errors := []string{}
 	v_file := if os.user_os() == 'windows' { 'v.exe' } else { 'v' }
 	v2_file := if os.user_os() == 'windows' { 'v2.exe' } else { 'v2' }
 	bak_file := if os.user_os() == 'windows' { 'v_old.exe' } else { 'v_old' }
 	if os.exists(bak_file) {
-		os.rm(bak_file) ?
+		os.rm(bak_file) or { errors << 'failed removing $bak_file: $err' }
 	}
-	os.mv(v_file, bak_file) ?
+	os.mv(v_file, bak_file) or { errors << err }
-	os.mv(v2_file, v_file) ?
+	os.mv(v2_file, v_file) or { errors << err }
+	if errors.len > 0 {
+		return error('backup errors:\n  >>  ' + errors.join('\n  >>  '))
+	}
+	return true
 }

cmd/tools/vup.v

@@ -43,10 +43,14 @@ fn main() {
 	app.show_current_v_version()
 }
 
-fn (app App) update_from_master() {
+fn (app App) vprintln(s string) {
 	if app.is_verbose {
-		println('> updating from master ...')
+		println(s)
 	}
+}
+
+fn (app App) update_from_master() {
+	app.vprintln('> updating from master ...')
 	if !os.exists('.git') {
 		// initialize as if it had been cloned
 		app.git_command('init')
@@ -63,16 +67,14 @@ fn (app App) update_from_master() {
 fn (app App) recompile_v() {
 	// NB: app.vexe is more reliable than just v (which may be a symlink)
 	vself := '"$app.vexe" self'
-	if app.is_verbose {
+	app.vprintln('> recompiling v itself with `$vself` ...')
-		println('> recompiling v itself with `$vself` ...')
-	}
 	if self_result := os.exec(vself) {
 		if self_result.exit_code == 0 {
 			println(self_result.output.trim_space())
 			return
-		} else if app.is_verbose {
+		} else {
-			println('`$vself` failed, running `make`...')
+			app.vprintln('`$vself` failed, running `make`...')
-			println(self_result.output.trim_space())
+			app.vprintln(self_result.output.trim_space())
 		}
 	}
 	app.make(vself)
@@ -84,9 +86,7 @@ fn (app App) make(vself string) {
 		make = 'make.bat'
 	}
 	make_result := os.exec(make) or { panic(err) }
-	if app.is_verbose {
+	app.vprintln(make_result.output)
-		println(make_result.output)
-	}
 }
 
 fn (app App) show_current_v_version() {
@@ -114,17 +114,11 @@ fn (app App) backup(file string) {
 }
 
 fn (app App) git_command(command string) {
+	app.vprintln('git_command: git $command')
 	git_result := os.exec('git $command') or { panic(err) }
 	if git_result.exit_code != 0 {
-		if git_result.output.contains('Permission denied') {
-			eprintln('No access to `$app.vroot`: Permission denied')
-		} else {
 		eprintln(git_result.output)
-		}
 		exit(1)
-	} else {
-		if app.is_verbose {
-			println(git_result.output)
-		}
 	}
+	app.vprintln(git_result.output)
 }

vlib/v/util/util.v

@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ pub fn launch_tool(is_verbose bool, tool_name string, args []string) {
 			check_module_is_installed(emodule, is_verbose) or { panic(err) }
 		}
 		mut compilation_command := '"$vexe" '
+		if tool_name in ['vself', 'vup', 'vdoctor', 'vsymlink'] {
+			// These tools will be called by users in cases where there
+			// is high chance of there being a problem somewhere. Thus
+			// it is better to always compile them with -g, so that in
+			// case these tools do crash/panic, their backtraces will have
+			// .v line numbers, to ease diagnostic in #bugs and issues.
+			compilation_command += ' -g '
+		}
 		compilation_command += '"$tool_source"'
 		if is_verbose {
 			println('Compiling $tool_name with: "$compilation_command"')