From 9c6e868119b6a3b299796d9a41dfa1ddcf95e10a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pfeerick Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 18:40:32 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Update for command line man page Amendment to CLI documentation re: Windows GUI/console executable differences and behaviours, as per #3461, unless it is expected to change in the near future... --- build/shared/manpage.adoc | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/build/shared/manpage.adoc b/build/shared/manpage.adoc index 5d0d462aa..557615df1 100644 --- a/build/shared/manpage.adoc +++ b/build/shared/manpage.adoc @@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ between multiple runs and only recompile the files that changed. Note that on MacOS X, the main executable is 'Arduino.app/Contents/MacOS/Arduino' instead of 'arduino'. +Note that on Windows, due to the diffence between GUI and console apps, that the +'arduino_debug.exe' is the appropriate executable to use if you want to use the majority +of these command line options. The 'arduino.exe' GUI version of the launcher **may** perform +some of the functions described below, but will not output any messages to the console, +meaning it is pretty useless if you want any feedback or to be able to keep log files for +automated testing, etc. + ACTIONS *--verify*::