vscode-esp-idf-extension: Extension v1.6.0 'Command not found' error - but works with extension v1.5.1. (VSC-1063)

OS

Linux

Operating System version

Kubuntu 22.10

Visual Studio Code version

1.76.1

ESP-IDF version

5.0.1

Python version

3.10.7

Doctor command output

Doctor fails to launch with ‘Command not found’.

Extension

[root project directory] is my system’s path to projects.

{“message”:“Cannot access filePath: [root project directory]/Arduino/XIAO-ESP32-test/CMakeLists.txt”,“stack”:"Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, access '[root project directory]>

Description

‘Command not found’ when invoking any ESP-IDF extension command.

Debug Message

Same as VSCode's extension error as outlined above:

[root project directory] is my system's path to projects.

{"message":"Cannot access filePath: [root project directory]/Arduino/XIAO-ESP32-test/CMakeLists.txt","stack":"Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, access '[root project directory]>

Other Steps to Reproduce

Following the ‘CMakeLists.tst’ not found error, I added one to the project and the extension still fails to run any command.

I have also tried re-installing the extension, removing config, etc. However, v1.5.1 of the extension has no problems with any installation config situation.

The issue has been mentioned by other users, e.g. : Command not found.

I have checked existing issues, online documentation and the Troubleshooting Guide

I confirm I have checked existing issues, online documentation and Troubleshooting guide.

About this issue

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State: closed
Created a year ago
Reactions: 1
Comments: 17

Most upvoted comments

It seems to have fixed the problem. I don’t really use vs code though, so I have no idea what I’m doing. Thanks! Details:

uninstalled existing plugin

removed ~/.vscode/extensions/espressif.esp-idf-extension-1.6.0

moved the downloaded zip to an empty dir, unzipped it

started code in that directory

installed the unzipped vsix package using “Extensions -> … -> Install from vsix”

F1->configure : Works!

repeated the above with the 1.6.0 network install, last step fails with “Command not found”. Uninstalling the vsix only via the Extension manager does repoduce the original problem, presumably because the orphaned ~/.vscode/extensions/espressif.esp-idf-extension-1.6.0 still has a valid setup.

That is the only correct guide that works for me. Thanks a lot!

embedded-solutions-art on Mar 26, 2024

For completeness, marking this reported issue as fixed for me in IDF VSCode extension 1.6.1, with VSCode 1.77.3, Kubuntu 23.04.

noisysoil on Apr 25, 2023

@brianignacio5 tried vsix installer that you shared. Everything working.

bartoszwalicki on Mar 24, 2023

Hi. I have the same problem on MacOS and Linux. What I figured out is that you can’t run any command when you are on any other project than esp-idf based. When you open any esp-idf project, then you can run any command without any problem. It seems that extension is looking for CMakeList.txt for some reason:

{"message":"Cannot access filePath: /home/ssc/code/some-non-esp-idf-app/CMakeLists.txt","stack":"Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory

bartoszwalicki on Mar 19, 2023