Ubuntu installation of nRF Connect SDK + Visual Studio Code - toolchain question

[Knut]

Hi,

I have made a manual installation of the nRF Connect SDK in order to develop nRF5340 applications on my Ubuntu PC. I have tried, to the best of my ability, to follow the explanations from https://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF_Connect_SDK/doc/latest/nrf/gs_installing.html

Visual Studio Code was installed according to https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/nordic-blog/b/blog/posts/nrf-connect-for-visual-studio-code-preview (although this link mainly explains the Windows case)

GNU Arm EMbedded Toolchain was installed here: ~/gnuarmemb/gcc-arm-none-eabi-9-2019-q4-major-x86_64-linux/gcc-arm-none-eabi-9-2019-q4-major   (*)

When I try to "Create a new application from sample..." I get the message "Invalid toolchain installation" under "nRF Connect Toolchain" input box.

I have tried alternatives like PATH and selecting the link marked (*) above, but without any luck.

I have also set the environmental parameters:

export ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT=gnuarmemb
export PATH="/home/kg/gnuarmemb/gcc-arm-none-eabi-9-2019-q4-major-x86_64-linux/gcc-arm-none-eabi-9-2019-q4-major/bin/":"$PATH"

in the .zephyrrc file

Could you please help me to find the right way to set the nRF Connect (GNU Arm Embedded) Toolchain in VSC in an Ubuntu system?

Many Thanks!!

[Håkon Alseth]

Hi,

 

If you hover over it, does it state which component is missing?

Here's an example from my setup, where gn is missing (from generate-ninja package in ubuntu)

 

Kind regards,

Håkon