Better error handling

platformio/__main__.py

@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@ def main():
 An unexpected error occurred. Further steps:
 
 * Verify that you have the latest version of PlatformIO using
-  `platformio upgrade` command
+  `pip install -U platformio` command
+
+* Try to find answer in FAQ Troubleshooting section
+  http://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/faq.html
+
 * Report this problem to the developers
   https://github.com/platformio/platformio/issues
 

platformio/telemetry.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import uuid
 from collections import deque
 from os import getenv
 from time import sleep, time
+from traceback import format_exc
 
 import click
 import requests
@@ -289,12 +290,13 @@ def on_event(category, action, label=None, value=None, screen_name=None):
 def on_exception(e):
     if isinstance(e, exception.AbortedByUser):
         return
-    mp = MeasurementProtocol()
-    mp['exd'] = "%s: %s" % (type(e).__name__, e)
-    mp['exf'] = int(any([
+    is_crash = any([
         not isinstance(e, exception.PlatformioException),
         "Error" in e.__class__.__name__
-    ]))
+    ])
+    mp = MeasurementProtocol()
+    mp['exd'] = "%s: %s" % (type(e).__name__, format_exc() if is_crash else e)
+    mp['exf'] = 1 if is_crash else 0
     mp.send("exception")