bug(developer): Incorrect Error Message for Missing --license kmc Parameter

[dyacob]

Describe the bug

This is a follow-up to the community forum posting: https://community.software.sil.org/t/building-exe-not-working/9572

When the kmc (v17) parameter --license is not provided, the error message reported is not related to the actual error and thus misleads the keyboard developer. For example:

kmc build windows-package-installer source\keyboard.kps --msi keymandesktop.msi --exe setup-redist.exe --out-file keyboard.exe

produces the error message:

error KM04003: File does not exist.

When a better message would be something like:

error KM0XXXX: Missing the required parameter '--license'

If a similar error message already exists for missing required parameters, it should be applied to --license .

Reproduce the bug

1. Execute a kmc command with the --license missing.

Expected behavior

An error message that communicates the required parameter is missing.

Related issues

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Keyman version

17.x

Operating system

Windows 11

Device

Laptop

Target application

kmc

Browser

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Keyboard name

Any

Keyboard version

Any

Language name

Any

Additional context

Keyman support forum: https://community.software.sil.org/t/building-exe-not-working/9572

[ermshiperete]

Duplicates #12846