try to try and log

Build-Dependencies.ps1

@@ -11,9 +11,26 @@ param(
     [switch] $SkipAll,
     [switch] $SkipBuild,
     [switch] $SkipDeps,
-    [switch] $SkipUnpack
+    [switch] $SkipUnpack,
+    [string] $LogFilePath = ".\build_log.txt" # Default log file path
 )
 
+# Function to log messages to both console and file
+function Log-Message {
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+        [string]$Message,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
+        [string]$Path = $LogFilePath
+    )
+
+    # Write to console
+    Write-Host $Message
+
+    # Append to log file
+    $Message | Out-File -FilePath $Path -Append -Encoding UTF8
+}
+
 Set-PSDebug -Trace 1
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"

utils.pwsh/Setup-Target.ps1

@@ -79,26 +79,26 @@ function Find-VisualStudio {
 
     try {
         $VisualStudioData = Get-CimInstance -ClassName MSFT_VSInstance -ErrorAction Stop
-        Write-Output "Successfully retrieved Visual Studio instance data."
+        Log-Message "Successfully retrieved Visual Studio instance data."
     } catch {
-        Write-Output "Failed to retrieve Visual Studio instance data."
-        Write-Output "Error details: $_"
+        Log-Message "Failed to retrieve Visual Studio instance data."
+        Log-Message "Error details: $_"
         if ($_.Exception.InnerException) {
-            Write-Output "Inner exception details: $($_.Exception.InnerException.Message)"
+            Log-Message "Inner exception details: $($_.Exception.InnerException.Message)"
         }
-        # Optionally, log additional error properties
-        Write-Output "Exception Type: $($_.Exception.GetType().FullName)"
-        Write-Output "Error Message: $($_.Exception.Message)"
-        Write-Output "Error Category: $($_.CategoryInfo.Category)"
-        Write-Output "Error Target: $($_.CategoryInfo.TargetName)"
-        Write-Output "Error Target Type: $($_.CategoryInfo.TargetType)"
-        # To provide more context, you can include information about the current environment
-        Write-Output "PowerShell Version: $($PSVersionTable.PSVersion)"
-        Write-Output "OS Version: $([Environment]::OSVersion)"
-        # If you're interested in all loaded assemblies, which might be relevant for troubleshooting, uncomment the next line
-        # Write-Output "Loaded Assemblies: $([AppDomain]::CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies() | Out-String)"
+        # Log additional error properties
+        Log-Message "Exception Type: $($_.Exception.GetType().FullName)"
+        Log-Message "Error Message: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+        Log-Message "Error Category: $($_.CategoryInfo.Category)"
+        Log-Message "Error Target: $($_.CategoryInfo.TargetName)"
+        Log-Message "Error Target Type: $($_.CategoryInfo.TargetType)"
+        # Environmental context
+        Log-Message "PowerShell Version: $($PSVersionTable.PSVersion)"
+        Log-Message "OS Version: $([Environment]::OSVersion)"
+        # Uncomment if needed
+        # Log-Message "Loaded Assemblies: $([AppDomain]::CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies() | Out-String)"
     }
-    
+
     # Prefer VS versions in this order:
     # 1. VS2022 Release (stable)
     # 2. VS2022 Preview