Using external modules with nRF Connect SDK vscode environment

RE: Using external modules with nRF Connect SDK vscode environment

Joel Guittet — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:27:12 GMT

I have found an alternative using ZEPHYR_EXTRA_MODULES.

RE: Using external modules with nRF Connect SDK vscode environment

Joel Guittet — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:38:48 GMT

Hello Priyanka,

Thanks for the reply.

I have done the following, instead of copy my application, which may be broken:

- I have tried to compile the "matter_bridge" application which is provided in the SDK, using board "nrf7002dk/nrf5340/cpuapp" => same error, "include could not find requested file: ncs_sysbuild_extensions"

- I have tried to create a new, empty, application from the vscode environment installed with nrf connect sdk => same error.

Also, I don't understand the workflow. Is it mandatory to move the application in the sdk-nrf/applications directory?? Looks ugly. Moreover, doing this doesn't help on the initial topic: importing external custom module. I need west.yml to do it.

We can restart from beginnings. Please can you point me a documentation/video/any media indicating what is the correct workflow to work with nrf connect sdk ? I don't find it.

Thanks

Joel

RE: Using external modules with nRF Connect SDK vscode environment

Priyanka — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:08:32 GMT

Hi Joel,

Could you try to move your app inside the sdk-nrf/applications/ location?

Then From the root of sdk-nrf, run:

west init -1
west update
west zephyr-export

after that you can:

cd applications/your_app
west build -b <your_board> --sysbuild

please try this and let me know how it goes.

-Priyanka

RE: Using external modules with nRF Connect SDK vscode environment

Joel Guittet — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 22:02:23 GMT

Important note: I'm using sysbuild because I need a bootloader (mcuboot)

RE: Using external modules with nRF Connect SDK vscode environment

Joel Guittet — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:44:14 GMT

Update, I have used this west.yml content now:

manifest:

self:

west-commands: scripts/west-commands.yml

remotes:

- name: nrfconnect

url-base: https://github.com/nrfconnect

projects:

- name: sdk-nrf

remote: nrfconnect

revision: v3.0.2

import: true

This fetch everything which is not really good... but at least I can continue. Then I have errors when creating a build configuration with sysbuild, particularly:

CMake Error at /home/joel/Projects/Mender/workspace-ncs/sdk-nrf/sysbuild/CMakeLists.txt:860 (include):
include could not find requested file:

ncs_sysbuild_extensions

This is because ZEPHYR_NRF_MODULE_DIR is not defined in sdk-nrf/sysbuild/CMakeLists.txt.

Why ??

Any feedback is appreciated.