• core/src/xmake/engine.c
  • Added declaration and registration for xm_winos_set_error_mode.
• core/src/xmake/winos/set_error_mode.c
  • New file: Implements xm_winos_set_error_mode to wrap the Windows SetErrorMode API, allowing programmatic control over error dialogs.
• tests/projects/windows/windows_links/src/foo.c
  • New file: A simple C source file exporting a function foo for testing shared library linking on Windows.
• tests/projects/windows/windows_links/src/main.c
  • New file: A simple C program that imports foo from a DLL and includes GetProcessMemoryInfo for testing purposes.
• tests/projects/windows/windows_links/xmake.lua
  • New file: Xmake project configuration for the new Windows DLL linking tests, defining targets for a shared library and an executable, and setting the run.windows_error_dialog policy.
• xmake/actions/run/main.lua
  • Implemented logic to temporarily set and restore the Windows error mode based on the run.windows_error_dialog policy before and after executing processes.
• xmake/core/base/os.lua
  • Modified os.execv to retrieve and include detailed error messages from process.get_exit_errors when an external process fails.
  • Refined error message formatting to handle cases where errors might be nil more gracefully.
• xmake/core/base/process.lua
  • Added _get_missing_dlls function to analyze an executable and identify its imported DLLs that are not found in the system PATH.
  • Introduced get_exit_errors function to provide specific, user-friendly error messages for Windows STATUS_DLL_NOT_FOUND (0xC0000135) errors, including a list of missing DLLs if identifiable.
• xmake/core/project/policy.lua
  • Added a new policy run.windows_error_dialog to control the display of Windows Error Reporting Dialogs during execution, defaulting to false.
• xmake/core/sandbox/modules/os.lua
  • Updated sandbox_os.exec and sandbox_os.execv to propagate the detailed error messages from the underlying os.exec and os.execv calls when raising exceptions.
• xmake/core/sandbox/modules/winos.lua
  • Exposed the new winos.set_error_mode function to the sandbox environment.

• This pull request introduces new core functionality for Windows error handling.
• It adds new test cases to cover the improved error reporting for DLL loading issues.
• The changes address the problem described in issue Improve xmake run error message on windows #7176 and build upon the related pull request add initial implementation of foo and main for Windows DLL example #7298.

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