Log file location cannot be changed

[samindaperamuna]

Even after the project folder is changed to the desired location, a seperate folder is created for the log files in the home directory.

To reproduce

1. Change the default sketchbook location
2. Delete the Arduino folder in the home directory
3. Restart Arduino IDE

OS : Fedora Linux
Version : 2.0.0-rc3

[per1234]

Hi @samindaperamuna. Thanks for taking the time to submit an issue.

I see we have another report about this at #394.

It is best to have only a single issue per subject so we can consolidate all relevant discussion to one place, so I'll go ahead and close this in favor of the other.

If you end up with additional information to share, feel free to comment in the other thread.

[drws]

@per1234 This one doesn't seem to be a direct duplicate of #394. I have an additional proposition for this one which cannot go into #394. It is that log file location should not only be configurable, but the logging itself should be able to be turned off. I'm proposing a solution that this one be reopened.

I've managed to hack around it with ln -s /dev/null ~/.arduino15/logs/application.log. Things seem to be working, but the workaround is not well-tested yet so use with care.

[per1234]

This one doesn't seem to be a direct duplicate of #394

That is true, but my impression is that this was an "XY problem". The "Y" is to make the IDE stop creating this undefined folder in whatever working directory you start it from. That is clearly a bug, so better to fix the bug than to add an advanced configuration option every user will need to hunt down and set (the "X").

If the bug was fixed and the IDE saved the logs to a reasonable location, would you have any desire to change that location?

I've managed to hack around it with ln -s /dev/null ~/.arduino15/logs/application.log

Aha! I see you also are presenting an "XY problem". That is the logs path used by Arduino IDE 1.x. This discussion and repository is about Arduino IDE 2.x, which is a complete rewrite of the Arduino IDE. Arduino IDE 2.x has a completely different logging system and never writes anything to ~/.arduino15/logs.

Logging has been permanently disabled in Arduino IDE 1.x, starting from the 1.8.19 release. So all you need to do is update to the latest production version of the Arduino IDE and your problem will be solved. You can get the latest Arduino IDE here:

https://www.arduino.cc/en/software

the logging itself should be able to be turned off

I think it is a reasonable request. Please open a new issue for it.

[drws]

If the bug was fixed and the IDE saved the logs to a reasonable location, would you have any desire to change that location?

It's only that I see this one as a superset of the earlier #394 and not the other way around.

Arduino IDE 2.x has a completely different logging system and never writes anything to ~/.arduino15/logs.

Thank you for your explanation, I see missed the intended repository.

Logging has been permanently disabled in Arduino IDE 1.x, starting from the 1.8.19 release.

Again, thank you for the info. That solves my problem.