chore: log hint on renderer crash

electron · Sep 14, 2020 · 45f8abc · 45f8abc
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commit 45f8abc
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diff --git a/lib/browser/api/web-contents.ts b/lib/browser/api/web-contents.ts
@@ -543,6 +543,11 @@ WebContents.prototype._init = function () {
 
   this.on('crashed', (event, ...args) => {
     app.emit('renderer-process-crashed', event, this, ...args);
+
+    // Log out a hint to help users better debug renderer crashes.
+    if (!process.env.ELECTRON_ENABLE_LOGGING) {
+      console.info('Renderer process crashed - setting ELECTRON_ENABLE_LOGGING may provide more information.');
+    }
   });
 
   this.on('render-process-gone', (event, ...args) => {