arduino / arduino/Arduino

Feature Request: Automatic Bug logging

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Component: Compilation feature request
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Description

Referring to this https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/issues/2608#issuecomment-73480211
It would be nice to automatically log the Arduino errors into a specific txt file.

I'd suggest that it automatically clears the log on a new IDE startup by default.

And for the debug IDE I'd rather create more individual files and keep them in the main directory or in a special /debug path with the startup date. It would also be nice if the cmd stays open (on double click) for Windows to actually see whats being logged.

@ffissore anything to add?

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Research direction

Start with the referenced Arduino issue and its comment, then inspect the Arduino IDE's existing error and debug output paths. Define the logging behavior, startup clearing, debug-file placement, and Windows command-window behavior before identifying the affected entry points; done means the requested errors are reliably recorded with the specified startup behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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