Improve Windows installer reliability and user experience#12
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This PR significantly improves the Windows installation experience by: **Major Improvements:** - Replace problematic nrfjprog with Nordic nrfutil (no vcredist140 issues) - Add reboot detection and graceful handling (exit code 3010) - Implement smart uv path detection with multiple fallback methods - Add comprehensive network error handling with helpful troubleshooting - Add automated SEGGER J-Link installation with silent mode **Windows-Specific Changes:** - Added CheckPendingReboot() to detect pending system reboots - Added RebootRequiredError for proper error handling - Implemented findUVPath() with 4 different search methods - Added downloadFile() utility for downloading installers - Switched from nrfjprog to nrfutil (avoids vcredist140 corruption) - Improved error messages with actionable troubleshooting steps **Cross-Platform Changes:** - Added CheckPendingReboot() stub methods to Darwin/Linux (interface compliance) - Updated Installer interface to include CheckPendingReboot() - Added reboot check on installer startup - Improved dependency installation error handling **Build System:** - Added build-windows, build-linux, build-darwin, build-darwin-arm targets - Added build-all target for multi-platform builds - Added release-windows target for optimized builds - Updated help documentation **Bug Fixes:** - Fixed exit code 3010 being treated as failure (it means "reboot required") - Fixed PATH not updating after Chocolatey installations - Fixed PowerShell corruption issues from vcredist140 - Fixed network error handling for GitHub downloads **Documentation:** - Updated README with automated installation details - Added clear guidance for Windows users - Improved installation instructions Fixes HUB-2882
Pass deviceName into PrintUniflashCompletionBanner and fix a ui.PrintInfo typo so the repo builds cleanly.
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Summary
This PR significantly improves the Windows installation experience by replacing problematic dependencies and adding robust error handling.
Major Improvements
Windows-Specific Changes
CheckPendingReboot()to detect pending system rebootsRebootRequiredErrorfor proper error handlingfindUVPath()with 4 different search methodsdownloadFile()utility for downloading installersCross-Platform Changes
CheckPendingReboot()stub methods to Darwin/Linux (interface compliance)Installerinterface to includeCheckPendingReboot()Build System Improvements
build-windows,build-linux,build-darwin,build-darwin-armtargetsbuild-alltarget for multi-platform buildsrelease-windowstarget for optimized buildsBug Fixes
Testing
Fixes HUB-2882