https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/122748/cannot-open-source-file-literally-any-zephyr-fileI&#39;m pulling my hair out here. Why would syntax errors completely break the toolchain? Every now and then ill have a syntax error which causes the build to fail, the entire application corrupts and key files are then lost. In this state a prestineen-USTelligent Community 13Fri, 04 Jul 2025 18:07:31 GMThttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/541508?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 04 Jul 2025 18:07:31 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:741de46a-1f76-4e11-8f6e-a3b632caa1a9Kylobyte25<p>so far, I&#39;ve learned<br /><br />1) prestine builds do pretty much nothing unless you completely delete the build folder.&nbsp; whats the point of a pristine build then? what does clean build do if both of these options do nothing?&nbsp; why is all guidance missing this key detail?&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />2) improper alias in the device tree can completely corrupt your files.&nbsp; This is kind of infuriating and there&#39;s no error code that points me to this as the culprit.&nbsp;<br /><br />3)really upset that you can waste days of work just trying to understand why vscode and nrfconnect operate the way they do.&nbsp;</p> <p>no explications as to why standard examples and devkit builds get corrupted also. not exactly sure how this can be possible.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>