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Is it possible to build and flash ESP-IDF projects with NetBeans like it is with Eclipse?
https://esp-idf.readthedocs.io/en/lates ... setup.html
Thanks in advance.

In theory/principle ... the answer is likely to be yes. Let us assume that NetBeans IDE has the ability to invoke an arbitrary "make" system (which is what Eclipse does). Then the primary features you will get from NetBeans (or any other IDE ... eg. Eclipse) will be:

1. Ability to edit source code.
2. Ability to invoke the compiler/make systems.
3. Ability to have the compiler's error logs "scraped" to show compilation errors in the context of the project/source files in which you are working.

Eclipse is a "composable" environment meaning that it provides the framework for much but requires plugins to do the heavy lifting. The Eclipse solution provides a series of plugins that they call the "C Development Toolkit" or CDT. These tools are knowledgeable about scraping compilation logs such as GNU C++ and C compilers which are what are used by the ESP-IDF.

What you would have to do is study (or find someone) who is NetBeans skilled and ask them how to integrate NetBeans with an "arbitrary" external compiler/build system. From there, assuming it can do such, it should be ready to be used with ESP-IDF.

Found it. If anyone else is interested, here's how:
https://youtu.be/-GvwguK3zjo