idf.py coredump-info should accept .elf file as command line parameter to allow standalone usage (IDFGH-12407)

[SukuWc]

Is your feature request related to a problem?

I want to decode a large batch of coredump binaries retrieved from users using many versions of the firmware. For that I have the .elf file for all of the builds matched to each cordump binary. I want to call idf.py coredump-info -c coredump.bin but it only works if I manually copy the .elf to the build folder beforehand.

Describe the solution you'd like.

idf.py coredump-info should be able to get .elf path via command line parameter

Describe alternatives you've considered.

No response

Additional context.

No response

[igrr]

I think for this type of usage, you can use the esp-coredump tool directly. idf.py integration is only meant to support use cases occurring in a development environment. Besides, if you use esp-coredump, you don't need to install the whole ESP-IDF on the server where you will process the coredumps.

[dobairoland]

I see this advise is missing from the documentation. We'll update it....