arduino / arduino/Arduino

Feature request: Include boards package version in "Copy error messages" output

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Component: IDE feature request
Dominant language
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Description

Hardware package/platform version is becoming increasingly important troubleshooting information. It's very useful to get all necessary information to help someone with an error by just having them click the "Copy error messages" button and paste it to the forum. Many users have no clue which platform version they are using and don't understand the distinction between the similar, but not identical, Arduino IDE version and Arduino AVR Boards version.

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Research direction

Locate the implementation of the "Copy error messages" output and inspect how the installed boards package and platform version are represented. Update the copied diagnostics to include that version, then verify the resulting output through the existing diagnostics flow and confirm it distinguishes the board package from the Arduino IDE version.

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Assessment

Tech stack
arduino, java
Domain
desktop, developer-experience
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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