Problem - Adding an existing ESP-IDF framework to ESP-IDF Manager

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Hi forum,
I had a project that was written with ESP-IDF V4.2 and now it is necessary to make some changes for the customers. I tried to compile it with last IDF vesion 5.2.2 and Espressif IDE V3.0.0 but I got too many errors and there is no time to make the project compatible with this new version.

I tried to add my ESP-IDF V4.2 from ESP-IDF Manager like that:

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and I got this message after installation (Tool installation has been successfully completed...)

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but in ESP-IDF Manager I see the abnormal window and I can not select the IDF version:

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I also tried to make a new workspace, but it doesn't help. So how can I use the IDF V4.2 in Espressif IDE?

Thanks for any help

[hanele bersy]

Hello,

I encountered a similar issue and will share my workaround.

It could be a workspace setting issue, so look for your active workspace folder in your file-explorer. Open the "tool_set_config.json" file. Inside that json is a list of the ESP-IDF versions you've installed. You need to check foreach version:
- that there is a correct "idfVersion" key and value;
- that only one ESP-IDF version is set as "active";
- that the "systemPythonExecutablePath" key is pointing to the integrated python version of the ESP-IDF (something like: "C:/Espressif/python_env/idfX.X_py3.1X_env/Scripts/python.exe").

This solved the issue for me and made the ESP-IDF Manager reappear and work as expected.

Greetings,
Helena