nrf-connect.boardRoots does not work. Custom board are not picked up.

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Hi, in the video you can see: 
 1. Me first removing/re-adding the application by editing .vscode/settings.json just to verify the plugin is picking up the settings.json file. 
 2. Then I try to create a new build configuration, but my custom boards are not there. 
 3. I show the folder structure that I have boards in app/boards correctly. 
 
 I have also tried using the "Create a new board", but those are not either picked up. 
 Also tried on Linux, but same there. Attached generated support info. 
 Tried re-installing the plugin.

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Hieu · Accepted Answer

Could you please check if the board shows up in " All boards " rather than " Custom boards ?" 
 In west workspace projects, when a board is in the SDK's board directory, it is not possible to reliably tell whether the board is custom/added by a developer, or a part of the SDK. That's why even though it does find the board, it puts it under " All boards " rather than " Custom boards ." 
 However, the extension does decide that the boards defined under app/boards are custom I tested with "nrf-connect.boardRoots": ["${workspaceFolder}\app"] and my custom board under app/boards/arm/... would show up under " Custom boards ."

nrf-connect.boardRoots does not work. Custom board are not picked up.

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