Description
Using Arduino IDE 1.9.0 Beta build 58 and Arduino IDE 1.8.6 Hourly Build 2018-05-15 10:41
- File > Preferences > Show verbose output during: > compilation (check) > OK
- Tools > Board > Arduino/Genuino Zero
- Compile the following sketch:
#include <ArduinoRobotMotorBoard.h> void setup() {} void loop() {}
The console displays the following warning:
WARNING: library Robot_Motor claims to run on (avr) architecture(s) and may be incompatible with your current board which runs on (samd) architecture(s).
and
Compiling library "Robot_Motor"
and
Using library Robot_Motor at version 1.0.3 in folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\ArduinoIDE\arduino-PR-beta1.9-BUILD-58\libraries\Robot_Motor
But the name
value defined in library.properties for this library is Robot Motor
. The "Robot_Motor" in the warning is the library folder name.
I realize the difference between the two is not very dramatic in this demonstration. I chose this library because Robot Motor library is bundled with the Arduino IDE so it provides a minimal demonstration of the issue. The issue is more noticeable with other libraries where the folder name differs more significantly from the name
value.
The Arduino IDE uses the name
value whenever referring to a library (including the invalid category warning shown in the console) so this causes an inconsistent user experience.
Two of these messages are already using information from library.properties so I can't imagine it would be too difficult to use the name
value as well (falling back on the folder name when a library.properties file is absent).