VSCode Version 1.65 (February update) broke functionality

[nordicator_prim3]

Hi,

I updated to VS Code V1.65 today and had some strange behavior with the NRF connect extension for VS Code.

After updating, clicking any "Action" in the sidebar (e.g. build, pristinge build, Flash, Erase & flash) always resulted in the "build" task being run. This meant I could not flash my device. I luckily still had an old download of VS code installer (V1.63.2) that fixed the issue.

For example, clicking the any Actions resulted in the same output:

> Executing task: nRF Connect: Build optix-vmx/build (active) <

Building optix-vmx
west build --build-dir c:\OPTIX_PRODUCTION\optix-vmx\build c:\OPTIX_PRODUCTION\optix-vmx

ninja: no work to do.

Terminal will be reused by tasks, press any key to close it.

So even when clicking "Flash" it would still just build the application as if I had clicked the "Build" action. Kconfig and Debug options were still functional.

I guess this is more of a bug report than an issue since downgrading worked, but I would like to keep VS Code up to date moving forward.

[Priyanka]

Hi Luis,

Thank you for letting us know. I have conveyed the issue internally and will get back to you with a response.

Regards,

Priyanka

[Priyanka]

Hi Luis,

The bug can be overridden for the time being by flashing from the Command pallette, i.e. press Ctrl+Shift+P and then select "nRF Connect: Flash to Board" or "nRF Connect: Erase Board" or "nRF Connect: Erase and Flash Board". This will help take care of the problems with the actions panel for now.

Regards,

Priyanka

[Priyanka]

Hi Luis,

The latest release for our extension which will be releasing within the week will contain a fix for the issue.

-Priyanka