Version 2021.11.109

Added

• Context-aware fallbacks to topdir lookups.
• Workspace folders to board roots.
• Command to set the west manifest.
• Command for initializing west workspaces.
• Support to initialize the west repository from branches.
• Basic west integration into the source control panel.
• Telemetry to gather product improvement data.

Updated

• Specified toolchains and SDKs installations are verified.
• SDK & toolchain paths were replaced with specific settings.
• Inserted variables in all string and string[] settings.
• west update is always called from the current topdir.
• C/C++ integration falls back to the user configuration when no build is active.
• C/C++ now provides a browse path.
• Consistent error messages are displayed.
• Connected devices are included in the Generate Support Information command.
• Applications are looked for in the active application's parent directory.
• Device name is included in the flash action tooltips.
• A matching toolchain or the latest toolchain version is selected.
• West commands are displayed in an output channel.

Breaking changes

• Kconfig API version 3: LSP.

Fixed

• Activation crash in the shared storage load.
• Invalid characters are now converted into dashes for board generation.
• Editor state is now read when replacing variables in settings.
• Now warns about an empty application name only when the field is modified.
• Path to arm-none-eabi-gcc is now shown in the generate config command.
• Ensured that the handling of Windows line endings works as intended.
• J-Link is now resolved anywhere on Windows regardless of where it is installed.
• Pristine build CMake variables.
• West environment is now used when checking the tools in the Generate Support Information command.

Removed

• Browse... option as a toolchain selection on Linux.
• Build configuration context menu from the Actions panel.