[settings] subsettings from fake settings

conans/client/graph/compatibility.py

@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ def _compatible_infos(conanfile, compatibles):
                 compat_info = conanfile.original_info.clone()
                 settings = elem.get("settings")
                 if settings:
-                    compat_info.settings.update_values(settings)
+                    compat_info.settings.update_values(settings, raise_error=False)
                 options = elem.get("options")
                 if options:
                     compat_info.options.update(options_values=OrderedDict(options))
                 result.append(compat_info)
                 settings_target = elem.get("settings_target")
                 if settings_target and compat_info.settings_target:
-                    compat_info.settings_target.update_values(settings_target)
+                    compat_info.settings_target.update_values(settings_target, raise_error=False)
         return result

conans/model/settings.py

@@ -302,23 +302,24 @@ def values_list(self):
     def items(self):
         return self.values_list
 
-    def update_values(self, vals):
-        """ receives a list of tuples (compiler.version, value)
-        This is more an updated than a setter
+    def update_values(self, values, raise_error=True):
+        """
+        Receives a list of tuples (compiler.version, value)
+        This is more an updater than a setter.
         """
         self._frozen = False  # Could be restored at the end, but not really necessary
-        assert isinstance(vals, (list, tuple)), vals
-        for (name, value) in vals:
+        assert isinstance(values, (list, tuple)), values
+        for (name, value) in values:
             list_settings = name.split(".")
             attr = self
             try:
                 for setting in list_settings[:-1]:
                     attr = getattr(attr, setting)
-            except ConanException:  # fails if receiving settings doesn't have it defined
-                pass
-            else:
                 value = str(value) if value is not None else None
                 setattr(attr, list_settings[-1], value)
+            except ConanException:  # fails if receiving settings doesn't have it defined
+                if raise_error:
+                    raise
 
     def constrained(self, constraint_def):
         """ allows to restrict a given Settings object with the input of another Settings object

test/unittests/model/settings_test.py

@@ -481,3 +481,25 @@ def test_settings_intel_cppstd_03():
     settings.compiler = "intel-cc"
     # This doesn't crash, it used to crash due to "03" not quoted in setting.yml
     settings.compiler.cppstd = "03"
+
+
+def test_set_value_non_existing_values():
+    data = {
+        "compiler": {
+            "gcc": {
+                "version": ["4.8", "4.9"],
+                "arch": {"x86": {"speed": ["A", "B"]},
+                         "x64": {"speed": ["C", "D"]}}}
+        },
+        "os": ["Windows", "Linux"]
+    }
+    settings = Settings(data)
+    with pytest.raises(ConanException) as cm:
+        settings.update_values([("foo", "A")])
+    assert "'settings.foo' doesn't exist for 'settings'" in str(cm.value)
+    with pytest.raises(ConanException) as cm:
+        settings.update_values([("foo.bar", "A")])
+    assert "'settings.foo' doesn't exist for 'settings'" in str(cm.value)
+    # it does not raise any error
+    settings.update_values([("foo", "A")], raise_error=False)
+    settings.update_values([("foo.bar", "A")], raise_error=False)