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WPILib: Debug will result in a non-booting robot program until a regular deploy

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
java, shell

Research direction

Start with the debug command and the robotCommand.args replacement described in the issue, then compare that flow with the separate robotCommandDebug script used on the roboRIO. Reproduce the debug, Systemcore reboot, and Driver Station "No code" sequence; done means a debug session still works while a rebooted robot program boots normally without requiring a regular deploy.

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Description

Reproduction:

  1. Debug a Java program "WPILib: Debug a Robot Program"
  2. Reboot the Systemcore
  3. The FIRST Driver Station always results as "No code"

This is likely due to the debug command replacing robotCommand.args with the debug server start, which requires an incoming debug connection before allowing to continue. The roboRIO solved this by having a separate robotCommandDebug script that was manually executed for debug, but boot would always use the regular robotCommand script.

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