Extra build log info

[Neil Pate]

Hi everyone,

I am trying to debug a (exe) build that is breaking for reasons I don't yet understand. In the past I added some setting to my LabVIEW.ini file to get extra detailed information about the build process, but I cannot find that key listed anywhere. Can someone remember what it is?

It was something like EnableDetailedBuildInfo, but it has been years since I needed it last so have got no chance of actually remembering the details.

[Neil Pate]

Ah.. it is this (found here)

NI_AppBuilder_Logging=True

The result of adding this key is a details file gets created next to the .lvproj file. It can sometimes be useful to see what file a build is choking on.

Edited May 16, 2022 by Neil Pate

[Yair]

There is a checkbox for enabling a build log in the Advanced page of the build settings. I believe this is the same log, but I haven't compared them in a long time. The advantage there is that this option is easier to access and that it only applies to that specific build.

[Neil Pate]

2 hours ago, Yair said:

There is a checkbox for enabling a build log in the Advanced page of the build settings. I believe this is the same log, but I haven't compared them in a long time. The advantage there is that this option is easier to access and that it only applies to that specific build.

This is actually for a different log file. You get more info using the ini file setting, but actually it's not normally super helpful either.