Merge Upload and Upload using programmer options #2073
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This adds a special value "internal" for the "programmer" preference. When "programmer" is set to "internal", the regular bootloader upload is used, as defined by boards.txt. For other values of the "programmer" entry, the relevant info from programmers.txt is used. This resolves arduino#2046.
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This means that if you select a programmer (e.g. to burn a boot loader), that programmer will also be used with the "Upload" command (until you select "boot loader" or similar from the programmer menu)? That seems confusing: if a beginner selects a programmer to burn a bootloader, they won't expect that to break their uploads. Also, it's nice to be able to leave a programmer selected even as you do uploads via the boot loader. But really, I think the main issue is that I think this would confuse a lot of people, especially because it goes against behavior that's been in place for a long time. I'd recommend against changing this in this way. If what's wanted is a way to upload using programmer from the command line, I'd simply add that as a separate argument. (e.g. --upload-using-programmer instead of --upload, or --upload -programmer=) |
matthijskooijman
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This merges these two options, adding the normal "bootloader" upload method as just another entry in the "Programmer" selection menu. This cleans up the uploading code a bit and allows uploading using a programmer through the commandline now.