vsenv: improve error failing to set an env variable

mesonbuild · Sep 16, 2024 · 3ed46c2 · 3ed46c2
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commit 3ed46c2
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diff --git a/mesonbuild/utils/vsenv.py b/mesonbuild/utils/vsenv.py
@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ def _setup_vsenv(force: bool) -> bool:
             # there is no "=", ignore junk data
             pass
         else:
-            os.environ[k] = v
+            try:
+                os.environ[k] = v
+            except ValueError:
+                raise MesonException(f'Failed to set environment variable {k} to {v}')
     return True
 
 def setup_vsenv(force: bool = False) -> bool: