Installing older (1.5) toolchain with vscode extension

RE: Installing older (1.5) toolchain with vscode extension

y009 — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 09:01:15 GMT

I had a toolcahin compatability issue, the one time i tried using a different toolchain v. Will check if its okay here though then :)

RE: Installing older (1.5) toolchain with vscode extension

Einar Thorsrud — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 08:48:11 GMT

Yes, the toolchain will remain the same. Using a newer toolchain is normally not a problem, though. But if not, then installing manually as you write is an option.

RE: Installing older (1.5) toolchain with vscode extension

y009 — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 08:04:56 GMT

Doesn't this only change the sdk part, leaving the toolchain unchanged?
Tested it anyway, the toolchain remains the same.

Anyway I guess ill just manually install the correct toolchain.

RE: Installing older (1.5) toolchain with vscode extension

Einar Thorsrud — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:08:04 GMT

Hi,

The simplest is to install a newer toolchain via the toolchain manager and NCS version, and then check out the NCS version you want. You can do that by opening a terminal window from the toolchain manager, and navigate to the nrf repo and then check ouf the version you like with this approach (1.5.2 as an example):

git checkout v1.5.2
west update