0.17.7

Added

• Full support for x86_64 MacOS with OpenOCD and natively compiled RISC-V toolchain (Fixes #126)
• More examples support (#195)
• New RISC-V toolchain and updated OpenOCD
• Raspberry Pi Pico: Update OpenOCD command for updating existing OpenOCD (it is recommended to run this to update your existing OpenOCD)

Fixed

• Occasional race condition with the CMake Tools extension at activation
• Project name handling for cyw43 architecture examples

Changed

• Enhanced debugging configuration with Rescue Reset and RISC-V Reset tasks
• Removed C++ Debugger from debugging setup

Full Changelog: 0.17.6...0.17.7

0.17.6

Added

• Forced selection of correct CMake Kit when using CMake Tools
• Explicitly don't ignore .vscode folder in .gitignore

Changed

• Make CMake Tools option more visible
• Project detection now based on pico_sdk_init() in the CMakeLists.txt, rather than pico_sdk_import.cmake file
• Switch extension build to NPM

Full Changelog: 0.17.5...0.17.6

0.17.5

Added

• Added support for SDK 2.1.1

Full Changelog: 0.17.4...0.17.5

0.17.4

Fixed

• Prevent project creation breaking when new SDK versions are released

Added

• Added SwitchBuildType command to switch between CMake build types

Full Changelog: 0.17.3...0.17.4

0.17.3

Added

• Create empty compile_commands.json, to prevent the intellisense warning when creating a new project
• Added support for looking into PICO_BOARD_HEADER_DIRS when switching board (#123)
• Added progress bar when downloading examples
• Added note about what Features do on the project creation page (#151)

Fixed

• Fixed Risc-V selection for Pico 2 W
• Initialise submodules when they're missing from existing SDK download (eg a failed download)
• Removed environment dependence from pico_project.py, now passing everything as arguments (#128)
• Fixed run from RAM option
• Fixed bug where project creation pages always start with a blip of light mode before switching to dark
• Improve python path handling with invalid or unsupported python versions (#155, #156)

What's Changed

• Add support for looking into PICO_BOARD_HEADER_DIRS custom board header by @shalxmva in #123
• Update dependencies by @will-v-pi in #146
• Fix typos by @tinyboxvk in #150
• If settings contains an {invalid,unsupported} python version, properly clear it from settings by @SConaway in #155

New Contributors

• @shalxmva made their first contribution in #123
• @tinyboxvk made their first contribution in #150
• @SConaway made their first contribution in #155

Full Changelog: 0.17.2...0.17.3

0.17.2

Added

• Added support for SDK 2.1.0 and Pico 2 W

Fixed

• Keep extension recommendations when importing project (#121)

Full Changelog: 0.17.1...0.17.2

0.17.1

Fixed

• Fixed tools download error when using a GitHub PAT (#117)

Full Changelog: 0.17.0...0.17.1

Beta release 0.17.0

Added

• Add useCmakeTools advanced option when creating projects, to switch the extension to use the CMake Tools integration (#46, #91)
• Detailed download progress (#92)
• Check git version is >2.28 before using system Git (#93)
• Machine scoped python handling, rather than per-project (#94)
• CMake Clean command
• Add PICO_BOARD line to imported projects if it's not already present to enable board switching (#46, #113, #115)

Changed

• Pico SDK version selector is now an advanced option for examples, as they are only guaranteed to work with the latest SDK (#97)

Fixed

• Use Got download backend for x86_64 Linux too, due to occasional bugs with Undici (#86)
• Update to pico-sdk-tools v2.0.0-5 to statically link binaries (#90)
• CMake Configure wasn't being awaited (#98)
• Fix CMake Do Not Edit header grammar (#103)
• Fix cmake-kits.json file when switching boards (#107)

What's Changed

• Cmaketools fixup by @paulober in #91
• Added more detailed download progress and fix some typos and minor bugs by @paulober in #92
• Add git version check before using system git by @will-v-pi in #93
• Per machine python management by @paulober in #94
• Fix CMAKE_DO_NOT_EDIT_HEADER_PREFIX grammar by @NickGuyver in #103

New Contributors

• @NickGuyver made their first contribution in #103

Full Changelog: 0.16.2...0.17.0

Beta release 0.16.2

Added

• MicroPico integration, for creating MicroPython projects (#85)

Fixed

• Pico Wireless Options passing to the project generator
• Update to pico-sdk-tools v2.0.0-4 to remove requirement on libgpiod on non-arm64 Linux (#84)

What's Changed

• Micropico interop by @paulober in #85

Full Changelog: 0.16.1...0.16.2

Beta release 0.16.1

Added

• getPicotoolPath command to download picotool and return the path

Fixed

• Python, Ninja and CMake mode selector
• f-string expression contained a backslash, preventing project creation on Linux (#82)
• Downloads on Raspberry Pi 4 - two download backends now available: Got on Linux Arm64, and Undici on other platforms

Full Changelog: 0.16.0...0.16.1