Launch Target drop-down menu disappears when I create a new ESP Application launch configuration (IEP-105) about idf-eclipse-plugin HOT 19 CLOSED

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Hi, How did you install the Eclipse CDT Package? Have you installed this https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/release/2020-06/r/eclipse-ide-cc-developers

Looks like some of the CDT components are not installed.

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Hi, How did you install the Eclipse CDT Package? Have you installed this https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/release/2020-06/r/eclipse-ide-cc-developers

Looks like some of the CDT components are not installed.

Hello @kolipakakondal !

I did the installation of Eclipse through this link that you passed and now the Menu and Widget are appearing correctly!

Thank you!

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I'm able to see this issue when I play around with the launch configuration or when I create a new ESP Application configuration- Until we fix this, can you please do the following:

1. Create a new ESP-IDF Project in eclipse
2. This will automatically create the default launch configuration with the project name(it's selected by default). We needn't change anything here.
3. Now you should be able to see the third drop-down(Launch Target) which you're asking for - there you should create a new launch target as mentioned in the doc.

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Hi Kolipakakondal,

What you said works fine. Thanks.

But when I try to execute the HelloWorld on my ESP-WROVER-KIT 4.1 using the built-in JTAG, and following all the steps concerning debugging with JTAG in Eclipse, it fails because xtensa-esp32-elf-gdb --version returns nothing. So I get this in Eclipse:

And if I ask for the verion in the DOS shell I get this (nothing):

Any idea what the problem is?
Thanks.

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It seems to be xtensa-esp32-elf esp32-2019r1-8.2.0 is having this issue - let us check, can you try with this https://dl.espressif.com/dl/xtensa-esp32-elf-gcc8_2_0-esp-2019r2-win32.zip and this seems to work fine.

While debugging choose the newly downloaded xtensa-esp32-elf-gdb file

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I'm not sure how to choose the newly downloaded xtensa-esp32-elf-gdb file. I'm not enough familiar with all of this. So I tried this:

I deleted the original content of the folder and replaced by what is in the zip file. Then I try and still get the same error. Then I called export.bat to verify if the batch file was seeing and shown this:

Can you help on this please?
Thanks

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See if this can help you!

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Make some progress but now I have this:

It says (if I translate): No Connection have been established because the target computer has expressly refused it.

I did have my ESP-Wrover_Kit 4.1 connected to my computer.

Any idea?

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Have you started the GDB server from the command line?

Check this https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/api-guides/jtag-debugging/index.html#jtag-debugging-configuring-esp32-target

You can find the demonstration here https://youtu.be/DqnZy4d03_s - check the demo part

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That was it, it works, I can now debug.
Thanks you so much Kondal for your help, very appreciated!
And nice video!

Thanks again.

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I have a similar issue. I also thought that the Launch Target drop-down disappeared, but then I had to realize that you need to select an entry with a different type. Here's how it looks for me:

You can see the Launch Target drop-down but if you select '8k_firmware Configuration', then it disappears. '8k_firmware Configuration' is I think a Debug Configuration that I created manually under "ESP-IDF GDB OpenOCD Debugging":

I have no idea why it shows up in the Launch Bar.

I can see on @bbeliveau's screenshots that the configuration selected there also had a different icon (that's like a crosshair, mine is an Espressif logo). The other looks like a "C program" type of icon for both of us, and that's the right one. Quite confusing.

BTW I can successfully start a debug session on my Ethernet Kit by selecting the "wrong" "8k_firmware Configuration" entry and clicking the Debug button on the Launch Bar after seeing No esp launch target found. Please create/select the correct 'Launch Target' on the build console in red...

And I am able to come up with a constellation like this:

Which is weird: how do I "Run" a configuration which is a Debug configuration?

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@szekelyisz

That's an Eclipse CDT standard naming convention for defining Run and Debug configuration.

8k_firmware >> Application RUN configuration
8k_firmware Configuration >>> Application DEBUG configuration

The first drop-down defines the application launch mode - It can be either Run or Debug

If you want to compile an application - please select Run from the drop-down, this automatically selects the required configuration from the second drop-down which is 8k_firmware in your case

If you want to Debug the application, select Debug from the first drop-down, this should ideally select the required debug configuration for the selected project. However, I could see some issues here. I would request to select it manually if you see some issue here, which is 8k_firmware Configuration in your case. We will fix this soon.

We will also see how we can re-work on the naming convention for a run and debug to make it more clear.

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@kolipakakondal

I verify the same issue on current master branch. It's very unconfortable and error prone, after modifying code while debugging, that code will not automatically build before launch debugging (the message "No esp launch target found. Please create/select the correct 'Launch Target'" is very fast and fade away as soon as debugger messages are shown). there is possibly some workaround to fix the build process while in debugging mode or we have to wait for new plugin release?

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Hi @steph0xr

Sorry for the inconvenience, we have fixed this with #155

We will update here once it's released

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Hi @kolipakakondal ,
can you tell me when your fix on this issue has been planned to be released?
Development it's very slow changing view for build while debugging. Moreover after some swap between view it's not possible to build anymore, even in build view, and eclipse must be restarted each time.

thanks

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I have just installed idf-eclipse plugin on eclipse 2020-12 (windows 10). I can't see Build button widget. When I try to build project based on hello_world tmplate I see: No esp launch target found. Please create/select the correct 'Launch Target'

Please help

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Hi @forcecodema Eclipse 2020-12 is not yet supported by the plugin, could you switch to Eclipse 2020-09 and see that helps

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Hi,

I have installed idf-eclipse plugin on Eclipse 2020-09 (windows 10), but just like I @forcecodema I can't see Build button widget when creating an Espressif IDF Project.

*I'm using Java 15.0.2

Any ideia?

Regards!

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The problem related to disappearing the target's drop-down menu is fixed. You can find related changes in the 2.2.0 release

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