From a917ad99411eb984fb2e7f79481b288ff30a6c48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Albert Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 23:52:44 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update a05-board-generator.rst (#5093) Added additional information about where to find the core root directory (often deeply hidden) so users can run board generator --- doc/faq/a05-board-generator.rst | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/faq/a05-board-generator.rst b/doc/faq/a05-board-generator.rst index d68b9b1d1..b57397e27 100644 --- a/doc/faq/a05-board-generator.rst +++ b/doc/faq/a05-board-generator.rst @@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ It needs to be run from the root directory, C:\...> python tools\boards.txt.py Running without parameters will show the command line help. They are -generally self-explanatory. +generally self-explanatory. Running with the parameters will show no output but will generate a new boards.txt file (and a backup boards.txt.orig). + +The core root directory varies depending on your development environment. In Windows, core root is found under your home directory; for Arduino it is in AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\hardware\esp8266\2.4.2\ for PlatformIO it is in .platformio\packages\framework-arduinoespressif8266. What can I do with it ?