C/C++ • Visual Studio Code setup for Raspberry Pi

I need some help, please.

I'm trying to setup Visual Studio Code on my Raspberry Pi 4. I'd like to be able to use Code to program my Pico & other RP2040 boards using C/C++.

I successfully installed the Pico SDK & I can use Geany & a Terminal window to program my Pico using a Raspberry Pi Debug Probe. I used these commands:
I can't get VS Code to work though....

I scanned the setup for kits using <CTRL + SHIFT + P> That yeilds:

Successfully loaded 2 kits from /home/pi/.local/share/CMakeTools/cmake-tools-kits.json

I don't know what's going on.... or what to do next.

VS Code shows 3 problems:
1. #include errors detected based on information provided by the configurationProvider setting"
2. "cannot ope source file "pico/version.h" (dependency of "pico/stdlib.h")
3. "CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:9 (pico_add_extra_outputs) Unkonwn CMake command "pico_add_extra_outputs"

For error #1 I can see the configurationProvider setting in the C/C++ Configurations. It shows "ms-vscode.cmake-tools"
--should this be different since I'm using Raspberry Pi OS?

For error #2 I don't know what to do. The blink project is in the folder
/home/pi/pico/pico-examples
When I use Geany & Terminal the compiler has no trouble finding pico/stdlib.h
Suggestions?

For error #3 I don't know what's going on.

I tried attaching screenshots but got an error stating the files are too big.... Weird -- they are only 540KB....

If someone can help me setup VS Code it will be greatly appreciated!

Statistics: Posted by ttu_Don — Mon Aug 12, 2024 8:24 pm

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