@arm-software/vscode-cmsis-csolution - npm Package Versions

New features:

• This version of the extension is targeted for use with CMSIS-Toolbox 2.7.
• The CMSIS Solution Extension API version 2.0 is available on npm and gives access to all available boards and devices, their associated examples, and the ability to copy and build a selected example for use by other Visual Studio Code extensions.
• Improvements to the CMSIS Solution outline view include: book icons to open documentation for API header files, count badges on components, Add New Group buttons at the project level, and improved default collapse settings.

Solved issues:

• CMSIS solution projects using a yaml file extension are loaded correctly again.
• To access recently published pack versions, you must run cpackget update-index --sparse: Now the pack index is automatically updated by cpackget once a day.
• If you are using CMSIS-Toolbox for the first time, you must manually initialize the CMSIS-Pack root directory with cpackget init https://www.keil.com/pack/index.pidx: Now the CMSIS-Pack root directory is initialized automatically if it does not exist yet.
• After manually installing a CMSIS software pack, this version of the extension re-reads the package description files of the installed CMSIS software packs every time cpackget has added or removed a pack.

Known issues:

• The layers and templates displayed in the Create Solution view are only taken from installed CMSIS software packs.
• Software components from layers of inactive target types incorrectly display in the Software Components view in addition to the ones from the active target type.
• The pack installer updates the pack index even when installing a local CMSIS software pack file.

New features:

• The CMSIS status bar has been enhanced with a busy indicator and shows error and warning messages from CMSIS-Toolbox.
• When the Use Web Services setting is enabled, the Create new solution view uses the internet database in addition to installed packs to display devices, boards, and examples.
• For components, the CMSIS view now supports access to documentation from packs.

Solved issues:

• Software components from layers or generators display in the Software Components view.
• In the Manage Solution view, the issues occurring when changing the context set configuration have now been solved.
• clangd now supports code completion, compile errors, and go-to-definition for all active contexts.

Known issues:

• When using this extension for the first time in combination with the Arm Environment Manager, development tools are pre-installed. While this is happening, "Loading..." displays, which is misleading. You can check how the download process is progressing in View > Output > Arm Tools category.

New features:

• This version of the extension integrates CMSIS-Toolbox 2.6 with CMake backend.
• The CMSIS Solution view has been improved based on Build Information Files.
  • Interfaces with STM32CubeMX and MCUXpresso Config Tools added.
  • Easy access to linker scripts, optional with Configuration Wizard annotations.
  • Toolchain agnostic with support for Arm Compiler 6, GCC, IAR, and LLVM.
  • Supports for software layers and device-agnostic reference applications.
• Dependency on Arm Environment Manager removed, allowing flexible integration with other VS Code extensions.
• clangd now supports code completion, compile errors, and go-to-definition across a whole project.
• Option that enables the --pack option to download missing software packs using cpackget added.

Known issues:

• The Arm Environment Manager takes a long time to load the first time you use it because all the default tool versions are downloaded and installed. You can check the installation progress in View > Output (Ctrl+Shift+U or Cmd+Shift+U). Select Arm Tools in the drop-down list.
• The Create new solution view only accesses web-based examples from public packs or published repositories. Examples from local packs do not display yet.
• You must manually download Device Family Packs and Board Support Packs using cpackget to start projects.
• Software components from layers or generators do not display in the Software Components view.
• To access recently published pack versions, you must run: cpackget update-index --sparse.
• If you are using CMSIS-Toolbox for the first time, you must manually initialize the CMSIS-Pack root directory: cpackget init https://www.keil.com/pack/index.pidx.

• query boards and devices
• create csolution

• use 2.5.0 schemas
• call cbuild setup

• Converted project files require CMSIS-Toolbox 2.4.0 or higher.
• Fixed: conversion of μVision 5.40 projects using global generator CubeMX failing with "Errors: EOF".
• Fixed: components with unchecked "Include in target build" listed under components node.
• Fixes for new CMakeLists.txt generator cbuild2cmake in CMSIS-Toolbox 2.4.0 and higher:
  • Using "define-asm" node to set assembler specific defines.
  • Removal of duplicated modules contributed by both *.gpdsc and *.uvprojx file resulting in linker error about duplicated symbols.

• Evaluation of new optimization value "-Omax".
• Performing error handling before generating scatter file.
• Fixing "Enable all warnings" for AC6 incorrectly specifies -Weverything.
• Replacement of colon ':' characters in group names with undersore.
• Adding support for new optimization level "debug".
• Improvement of error and warning messages by removing XML tags and rephrasing them to make them more readable.
• Adding 'instances' node in csolution to support multiple instances of a component.