Image: reddit.com · Fix: Arduino IDE 2.3.6+ Opens Terminal Window with "watchman not recognized" Error on Windows
Arduino IDE's watchman error window on Windows tracked down
Claude helped find why Arduino IDE 2.3.6+ opened a terminal window with a 'watchman not recognized' error on Windows, and how to fix it.
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- Reddit poster fullmonkeyheadon Source ↗
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The full story
After reinstalling the Arduino IDE on Windows, the maker got a terminal window on every launch saying 'watchman' is not recognized. It was harmless, but web searches found nothing, because the problem spans several products and is reported in other projects' trackers.
With Claude's help the maker identified the cause and solutions, and wrote them up in a public gist.
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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- Reddit: Fix: Arduino IDE 2.3.6+ Opens Terminal Window with "watchman not recognized" Error on WindowsReddit poster: fullmonkeyheadonPosted
The maker's post on r/arduino.
If it disappears: archived copy of Reddit: Fix: Arduino IDE 2.3.6+ Opens Terminal Window with "watchman not recognized" Error on Windows (opens in a new tab)
- The code: gist.github.com
The maker's write-up of the fix.