Johnredearth:
Lately I have had this annoying update popup which I don't seem to be able to get rid of. Its a very clunky interface that I don't understand.
Yeah, that thing is terrible. Please, if there's a Java master out there reading this, help the Arduino developers improve it. They and all of us would be very grateful.
Johnredearth:
something was updated.
Now when I try to use arduino it won't load sayingavrdude: no programmer has been specified on the command line or the config file
Specify a programmer using the -c option and try again
The problem can be caused by using Arduino IDE 1.6.8 or previous with Arduino AVR Boards 1.6.12 or 1.6.14. They are incompatible. You can fix it by either:
- Updating to a version of the Arduino IDE newer than 1.6.8.
- Install a version of Arduino AVR Boards other than 1.6.12 or 1.6.14 via Boards Manager.
I have fixed the issue causing the backwards incompatibility so this issue will not occur with Arduino AVR Boards 1.6.15 and upwards.
Johnredearth:
Also, I have a menu option called 'Programmer, Arduino Gemma.' I have no idea what is happening here.
If you don't own a Gemma then just ignore it.