SDK out of sync while using latest version

[ace.johnny]

I'm unclear why nRF Connect warns me that my SDK is out of sync even though I'm using the latest version. In fact, the latest SDK version is the only one installed, which was done by nRF Connect itself.

Is this simply informing me that I'm behind certain repos because I'm not using a West Workspace? Is this an inevitable consequence of using stand-alone application directories and relying on nRF Connect to find the globally installed SDK?

More importantly, will I still be on version 2.5.1 if I accept the suggestion to run "west update", or will this modify my installed SDK to the main 2.5.99 development branch?

[ace.johnny]

I'm obviously the only idiot who doesn't understand this, because I haven't found one single similar question here on DevZone.

I would understand being out of sync if I were using a development branch (e.g. v2.5.99), as those repos are in constant flux, but I thought the entire point of tagged releases is that they are fixed. Doesn't the West manifest reference a list of exacting versions verified to work together?

Am I simply mistaken in my assumption that the tagged releases are unchanging? Or do I perhaps have a configuration error?

Any wisdom someone can provide is much appreciated.

[dtp]

I am also interested in the answer because I also have this warning with v2.5.0 after moving from a freestanding application to a workspace one that uses a local workspace NCS, but still uses the systemwide NCS toolchain installation.

[Michal]

Hello,

The tagged releases can be updated sometimes, mostly if there is some major bug found and fixed not long after release.

Running west update on a tagged release shouldn't update to a newer release, just get update the current tag (v2.5.1 in this case).

Best regards,

Michal

[ace.johnny]

 Michal Thank you for the helpful information. That answered my question. This ticket can be closed.

[dtp]

I understand this, however I am wondering how I can get rid of the VS Code warning reported in the post. What is it that it is reporting out of sync? The NCS with respect to the toolchain? Or the west workspace itself is out of sync?

[ace.johnny]

 dtp In case you're still battling this problem, I eventually found a solution that eliminated all of the "SDK is out of sync" notifications I had been receiving.

I added the following line to my workspace folder's "/.vscode/settings.json" file:

{
    "nrf-connect.topdir": "${nrf-connect.sdk:2.5.2}"
}