Error in Macro Syntax Causes Build to Hang

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@ hunt Thanks, I just submitted a bug report on it.

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Problem

Errors in macro syntax causes the module’s build to hang for 2+ hours (possibly, indefinitely) with no indication of a build error.

Reproduction Steps

  1. Introduced the following macro into a starter project:

    UE_LOG(LogTemp, WrongVerbosityTypeHere, TEXT(“Some Text Here”));

  2. Trigger a build of just the module e.g. right-click project > Build

  3. In build output, look for the following:

    1>Using Visual Studio 2019 14.28.29335 toolchain (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.28.29333) and Windows 10.0.18362.0 SDK (C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10).
    1>Building 4 actions with 32 processes…

  4. Wait for 2+ hours or until you get the feeling something is wrong…

  5. Remove or correct the macro usage.

  6. Build completes in seconds.

Development Environment

  • Windows 10 (Version 10.0.19042 Build 19042)

  • Visual Studio Community 2019 (Version 16.8.3)

  • Unread Editor 4.26 (Version 4.26.0-0+++UE4+Release-4.26)

Questions

  1. Is this a known bug? If not, is this the properly place to report this?

  2. If not, is there a configuration in UBT via Visual Studio or in the terminal to report build errors quickly?