ESPIDF installation failing in vscode

[SquirrelWandering]

Hey all,

I'll try and keep this brief, and I am sorry if I am missing the obvious! I have been using espidf at work with platformIO for a short while now and have some hands on instinctive knowledge of the espidf, but it is by no means complete.

I am trying to install espidf on a new computer running Mac OSX Sequoia. The installation of the vscode tool is so far agonizing despite how simple it should be. I followed the instructions on https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp ... setup.html. I had no trouble getting it set up locally and getting a basic example project flashing.

However, I am trying to work with espidf in vscode for first time. I installed it as per the instructions in learnesp32 https://learnesp32.com/videos/ in the environment set up section (I am trying to whip through this course to check for any gaps in knowledge for upcoming project).

However, following the instrucftions has been maddeningly frustrating. Whilst I can get the CLI stuff working no probelm, using the extension with vscode is beset with issues. I have no proper redlining and intellisense. When I boot into an espidf project, i get pop ups with errors like: "Current ESP-IDF setup is not found.". In numerous videos I can see people saying to use the extension command from the command palette "Configure ESP-IDF extension". For me, I can see numerous ESP-IDF commands but that one is simply not there. I have tried uninstalling, reinstalling, wiping the ~/.vscode/extensions/ residue left behind by the installation numerous times, restarting vscode etc. Nothing has worked. Quite frequently when I run a vscode it hangs indefinitely and does nothing; when I check the output from the extension in vscode I see absolutely nothing for espidf.

Can I get some guidance here?

[mikemoy]

try this method.

https://dl.espressif.com/dl/eim/