From b0f879c294b7a2183880078c83b95b0a84f250fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: liamcottle <liam@liamcottle.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 21:33:09 +1200
Subject: [PATCH] tell user if they need to install c++ redist for windows

---
 electron/main.js | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/electron/main.js b/electron/main.js
index 31b2d8c..d389e24 100644
--- a/electron/main.js
+++ b/electron/main.js
@@ -172,6 +172,15 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
                 return;
             }
 
+            // tell user that Visual C++ redistributable needs to be installed on Windows
+            if(code === 3221225781 && process.platform === "win32"){
+                await dialog.showMessageBox(mainWindow, {
+                    message: "Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable must be installed to run this application.",
+                });
+                quit();
+                return;
+            }
+
             // show crash log
             const stdout = stdoutLines.join("");
             const stderr = stderrLines.join("");