GDB and VsCode (windows) not working after GDB version 8 forced upgrade to version 9

[matthew antonelli]

Hello.   I have a project that needs an update. 

The project was working before July 2022.

However, now it doesn't work anymore (VsCode run/debug doesnt work) anymore.

The debug console in VsCode states.

...Nordic\GNU Tools ARM Embedded\8 2019-q3-update\bin\arm-none-eabi-gdb.exe: warning: Couldn't determine a path for the index cache directory.
ERROR: GDB major version should be >= 9, yours is 8

I see a previous ticket which describes this, but not a response from Nordic that fixes this.   
Does a recent Nordic VsCode extension pack resolve this?  What is the preferred method to update tools so that this is working with arm-eabi-gdb tools?

GDB could not start as expected. Bad installation or version mismatch. See if you can start gdb from a shell prompt and check its version (Must be >= 9)

ERROR: GDB major version should be >= 9, yours is 8

I'm also getting "cortexm-debug extension message: 'WARNING: Cortex-Debug will deprecate use of GDB version 8. Please upgrade to version 9+'"

[Vidar Berg]

Hello,

Our VS code extension received an update yesterday which made nRF Debug the default plug-in for debugging (replaced the third party cortex-debug). Can you please give this a try and see if you get the same error?

Also, what SDK/toolchain is your current project based on? Reason I'm asking is that our latest SDK (v2.1.0 at time of writing) includes GDB version 9.2 if you install it via the toolchain manager.

Another alternative is to use Ozone for debugging: https://nrfconnect.github.io/vscode-nrf-connect/connect/debug_app.html#debugging-options

Best regards,

Vidar