Vscode-arduino: Unable to use extension when installing Arduino from Windows Store

[akaroml]

Feedback from internal partner.

[robotdad]

This happens because you can’t get to the install path to add it to settings. If there is a deterministic way to figure out where that is I couldn't find it.

[akaroml]

@yaohaizh did we make any progress on this one?

[yaohaizh]

Cannot find a solution for this yet:

1. We can invoke app from Windows store after some investigation. However, still cannot pass the arguments to the Arduino store app.
   microsoft.windows.softwarelogo.appxlauncher.exe ArduinoLLC.ArduinoIDE_mdqgnx93n4wtt!ArduinoIDE

1. And for our usage,we can invoke arduino but cannot invoke the arduino_debug.exe from the above command line.
2. The whole windows store app is running inside a sandbox.

[akaroml]

Let's revisit this in Sprint 6

[yaohaizh]

Let put this in the backlog for now. If user request this supports a lot, we might need make some changes to the official Arduino code base in order to support this feature request.

[liydu]

Wait to see what arduino-cli can provide.

[czgtest]

@liya Can you help to review again?

[liydu]

If we switch to new build system like arduino-cli, there is no longer dependency for Arduino IDE.
A short-term mitigation is to add FAQ.

[mvadu]

Any progress on this one? Microsoft (i.e. parent company of this repo) pushes for developers to package Win32 applications like Arduino IDE to be store apps. But if there is not a way to invoke then its a dead end. arduino-cli supports this use case, but this repo is just pushing the milestones since Mar!!

[Xepol]

I vote for supporting arduino-cli, that would get rid of that dang splash screen too.

[JerryYangKai]

In our get started tutorials, it said install arduino IDE instead of windows store's app.