The sketch_path platform property is not generated

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Describe the problem

From the Arduino Platform Specification:

https://arduino.github.io/arduino-cli/dev/platform-specification/#recipes-to-export-compiled-binary

The recipe.hooks.savehex.presavehex.NUMBER.pattern and recipe.hooks.savehex.postsavehex.NUMBER.pattern hooks
(but not recipe.output.tmp_file and recipe.output.save_file) can be built concatenating the following
automatically generated properties:

• {sketch_path}: the absolute path of the sketch folder

🐛 Arduino CLI does not generate the sketch_path property as promised by the specification.

To reproduce

$ arduino-cli version

arduino-cli.exe  Version: git-snapshot Commit: 422aa87f Date: 2023-09-26T05:56:57Z

$ export ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_DATA="/tmp/sketch_path-property-demo"  # Use a throwaway directories.data for the demo

$ arduino-cli core install arduino:[email protected]  # Install an arbitrary platform to use for the demo

[...]

$ printf 'recipe.hooks.savehex.presavehex.1.pattern=echo "sketch_path in savehex.presavehex hook: {sketch_path}"\nrecipe.hooks.savehex.postsavehex.1.pattern=echo "sketch_path in savehex.postsavehex hook: {sketch_path}"' > "${ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_DATA}/packages/arduino/hardware/avr/1.8.6/platform.local.txt"  # Add the hooks to the platform

$ ./arduino-cli sketch new /tmp/FooSketch  # Create an arbitrary sketch to compile

[...]

$ ./arduino-cli compile --export-binaries --fqbn arduino:avr:uno --verbose /tmp/FooSketch

[...]

sketch_path in savehex.presavehex hook: {sketch_path}
echo "sketch_path in savehex.presavehex hook: {sketch_path}"
sketch_path in savehex.postsavehex hook: {sketch_path}
echo "sketch_path in savehex.postsavehex hook: {sketch_path}"

🐛 The sketch_path property references were not expanded because Arduino CLI never generated the property.

Expected behavior

Arduino CLI generates the sketch_path property as promised by the specification.

Arduino CLI version

422aa87

Operating system

Windows

Operating system version

11

Additional context

The bug was present from the introduction of support for the savehex hooks in 5f73378 / #2091

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Known affected platforms:

• ATTinyCore:avr
• DxCore:megaavr
• MegaCore:avr
• MegaCoreX:megaavr
• megaTinyCore:megaavr
• MajorCore:avr
• MicroCore:avr
• MightyCore:avr
• MiniCore:avr

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Originally reported by @Dancofra at MCUdude/MegaCore#206

Additional reports

• sketch_path used in platform.txt seems to be not longer defined in arduino-cli SpenceKonde/megaTinyCore#935
• {sketch_path} seems to be depreciated SpenceKonde/megaTinyCore#973
• arduino-cli compile with --output-dir flag set fails to build *.with_bootloader.hex file. MCUdude/MightyCore#276 (comment)
• can't export the bin file to project folder MCUdude/MiniCore#259
• Debug support MCUdude/MiniCore#266

Issue checklist

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• I verified the problem still occurs when using the nightly build
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