"I am using ncs v2.6.1 on VSCODE, and the following issues have occurred:
Issues:
- Existing build files are not visible in the application.
- New builds are possible in the application.
- Saving (ctrl+s) is not possible.
When attempting to save, the following error message appears:
'Unable to determine what CMake generator to use. Please install or configure a preferred generator, or update settings.json, your Kit configuration or PATH variable.'"
The following is the output when launching VSCODE:
[proc] Executing command: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\CMake\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" --version [proc] Executing command: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\CMake\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -E capabilities [variant] Loaded new set of variants [kit] Successfully loaded 4 kits from C:\Users\rsef4\AppData\Local\CMakeTools\cmake-tools-kits.json [variant] Loaded new set of variants [variant] Loaded new set of variants [variant] Loaded new set of variants [variant] Loaded new set of variants [variant] Loaded new set of variants [variant] Loaded new set of variants [proc] The command: ninja --version failed with error: Error: spawn ninja ENOENT [proc] The command: ninja-build --version failed with error: Error: spawn ninja-build ENOENT [proc] The command: make --version failed with error: Error: spawn make ENOENT [proc] The command: ninja --version failed with error: Error: spawn ninja ENOENT [main] Unable to determine what CMake generator to use. Please install or configure a preferred generator, or update settings.json, your Kit configuration or PATH variable. Error: No usable generator found. [main] Configuring project: 240522_spim [proc] The command: ninja-build --version failed with error: Error: spawn ninja-build ENOENT [proc] The command: make --version failed with error: Error: spawn make ENOENT [main] Unable to determine what CMake generator to use. Please install or configure a preferred generator, or update settings.json, your Kit configuration or PATH variable. Error: No usable generator found. [main] Configuring project: ppi_one_to_one [proc] The command: ninja --version failed with error: Error: spawn ninja ENOENT [proc] The command: ninja-build --version failed with error: Error: spawn ninja-build ENOENT [proc] The command: ninja --version failed with error: Error: spawn ninja ENOENT [proc] The command: ninja --version failed with error: Error: spawn ninja ENOENT [proc] The command: ninja --version failed with error: Error: spawn ninja ENOENT [proc] The command: ninja --version failed with error: Error: spawn ninja ENOENT [proc] The command: ninja-build --version failed with error: Error: spawn ninja-build ENOENT [proc] The command: ninja-build --version failed with error: Error: spawn ninja-build ENOENT [proc] The command: ninja-build --version failed with error: Error: spawn ninja-build ENOENT [proc] The command: ninja-build --version failed with error: Error: spawn ninja-build ENOENT [proc] The command: make --version failed with error: Error: spawn make ENOENT [proc] The command: make --version failed with error: Error: spawn make ENOENT [proc] The command: make --version failed with error: Error: spawn make ENOENT [proc] The command: make --version failed with error: Error: spawn make ENOENT [proc] The command: make --version failed with error: Error: spawn make ENOENT [main] Unable to determine what CMake generator to use. Please install or configure a preferred generator, or update settings.json, your Kit configuration or PATH variable. Error: No usable generator found. [main] Configuring project: 240528_spim [main] Unable to determine what CMake generator to use. Please install or configure a preferred generator, or update settings.json, your Kit configuration or PATH variable. Error: No usable generator found. [main] Configuring project: blinky_1 [main] Unable to determine what CMake generator to use. Please install or configure a preferred generator, or update settings.json, your Kit configuration or PATH variable. Error: No usable generator found. [main] Configuring project: timer [main] Unable to determine what CMake generator to use. Please install or configure a preferred generator, or update settings.json, your Kit configuration or PATH variable. Error: No usable generator found. [main] Configuring project: 240529_spim [main] Unable to determine what CMake generator to use. Please install or configure a preferred generator, or update settings.json, your Kit configuration or PATH variable. Error: No usable generator found. [main] Configuring project: TEMP
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