Incorrect dialog when library dependency already installed #721
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@per1234 |
Correct. Arduino IDE 1.x only offers to install the dependencies that are not already installed. That includes the situation where a library has multiple dependencies, some of which are installed, and others not installed. In this case, it will show the dialog, but only list the ones that are not already installed. |
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Given that it's been over 3 years, this should maybe be closed with "Won't fix". but that seems silly given that it's quite confusing to users of all libraries with dependencies and that it's such a glaringly wrong UI-thing to happen. Alternatively to fixing the logic, one could change the sentence on the dialog to something like:
I do C/C++, Python, Lua, Javascript/Typescript (and PHP if you really force me) but I'm not into Java, so I apologize I can't help further by fixing it myself... |
Describe the problem
Arduino library authors may specify library dependencies in the
dependsfield of thelibrary.propertiesmetadata file. When using Library Manager to install a library that specifies dependencies which are not already installed, the user is offered the installation of the dependencies.🐛 This dialog is currently presented even when the dependencies are already installed.
To reproduce
(this library specifies a dependency on the "ArduinoRS485" library)
🐛 A dialog appears which erroneously claims:
Expected behavior
Dependencies installation dialog only appears when dependencies are not already installed.
Arduino IDE version
Original report
2.0.0-rc3
Last verified with
9a6a457
Operating system
Windows
Operating system version
11
Additional context
The issue occurs even after a restart, so it is not specific to the dependency being installed in the same session as the dependent library, as was done in the demo for the sake of simplicity.
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