Time needed to compile Blink_Test in Arduino IDE

[seanspotatobusiness]

I followed a tutorial for the HUZZAH ESP2866 and it went okay except I was surprised by how long it took to compile before the upload started (~3.5 min).

The code was

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void setup() {
  pinMode(0, OUTPUT);
}
 
void loop() {
  digitalWrite(0, HIGH);
  delay(500);
  digitalWrite(0, LOW);
  delay(500);
}

This is the second time I've used Arduino IDE and I don't know what I'm doing but my assumption is that the Arduino IDE must also compile other code as well as my sketch before it uploads; is that correct? How long do you have to wait usually? My laptop is exceptionally weak at nearly eight years old (Acer Aspire 5738Z using a T4200 processor) but I was still surprised and thought the IDE had crashed. My CPU never approaches full usage during compiling.

[Franklin97355]

If you would like to see what the compiler is doing go into file > preferences and turn on the verbose option for compile and upload. There will be large amounts of info spewed out on the progress.

[seanspotatobusiness]

If you would like to see what the compiler is doing go into file > preferences and turn on the verbose option for compile and upload. There will be large amounts of info spewed out on the progress.

Perfect! Thanks!