'platformio-ide.build' not found

[edvinmellergard]

Temporary workaround

Please wait some time while PlatformIO installs dependent packages. You should see the "loading" indicator on the bottom status bar.

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Hi, I'm having problem with platformio since a few days back. Haven't used VS Code for a few weeks and after updating everything I can no longer build.

I get the error: command 'platformio-ide.build' not found

I found a few people with similar issues but their solution didn't work for me. For example: https://community.platformio.org/t/problem-with-platformio-installation-on-vscode/9983 https://github.com/platformio/platformio-vscode-ide/issues/1127

I have tried:

1. Uninstalling VS Code
2. Uninstall pyton
3. Delete %user%/.platformio
4. Delete %user%/.vscode
5. Downlaod VScode and install
6. Install platformio extension
7. Downlaod and install latest pyton (3.8.0) and add it to PATH.

Any one have any ideas?

EDIT: Windows x64 VSC 1.40.1 Platforio 3.0.1 Core 4.1.0

[jhoughjr]

I'm having the same issues on macOS Catalina. Home was crashing until a reboot for a few days, probably since the last update. Now I can't do anything and my project is dead in the water.

[jhoughjr]

I'm trying steps 3,4,6 will report if it works for me.

[jhoughjr]

:/ didn't/t work. Guess ill have to try Atom.

[adx-git]

Did you guys find a solution? I am having the same problem.

[jhoughjr]

closest I have come is to unistall the extension and just use pio command line. Ive also started just using esp-idf

[edvinmellergard]

No solution yet :( I installed VS Code on another computer and run the build on that one after syncing the whole compiled project from the first computer to the second.

[Crunch91]

Same problem here. Tried same process:

1. Uninstalled PIO extension in workspace
2. Removed %USERNAME%.vscode\extensions\platformio.platformio-ide-1.10.0 folder
3. Removed %USERNAME%.platformio folder
4. Installed python 3.8.1
5. Restarted VS Code

It keeps saying:

And the toolbar icon is also missing:

My PATH variable:

System: PlatformIO IDE 1.10.0

[FoxExe]

Solved only when i completely uninstall Visual Code and reinstall all again. But idk what exactly helps...

[backpacked]

I had PlatformIO working when I installed it first. Then I tried to add some external libraries (Arduino) etc. to a project using sym link, which did not work and then copy, which works but who wants to copy the same libraries in multiple projects. So I removed the libraries. Then I noticed, the tools vanished and the commands don't work. The only thing that works is pio commands. The UI seems to be flaky. I tried every possible solution barring reinstalling VSCode, which I have no plans on doing as I have other extensions that are needed and working.

[Crunch91]

Solved only when i completely uninstall Visual Code and reinstall all again. But idk what exactly helps...

Did not help in my case. Still same behaviour as before.

[heumann-a]

tried same solutions but got same behaviour. could not start ide at all....

[FoxExe]

Uninstall VisualCode and delete all whats left: C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code C:\Users%UserName%.vscode C:\Users%UserName%.platformio

Then, reinstall VSCode and plugins. Its help me.

[owennewo]

I got the same error when I opened a folder which didn't have a platformio.ini file. When I opened the correct (child) folder it worked. It would be nice if platformio shouted if you were trying to build in a folder that doesn't have a platformio.ini instead of giving a cryptic 'platformio-ide.build' not found' error.

I'm not saying that OP has same problem as me but it's a possibility.

[ivankravets]

Hi,

Thanks for the report! We rewrote PlatformIO Core installer from the scratch. Please download and install the latest PlatformIO IDE for VSCode 2.0 Beta as described in Try Beta section on that page.

Please respond to this thread if it helped you or you still have an issue. We will reopen this issue again.

Regards, Your friends at PlatformIO

[nnukem]

It does not solve the problem. Nothing has changed.

[ivankravets]

You need to open PlatformIO project. Please click on Home icon in the bottom of toolbar and press open project

[Nuntis-Spayz]

I am getting this "command 'platformio-ide.build' not found" on both my two Windows PCs & my MacBook Pro.

Not tried to fix Mac yet, but on Windows, uninstalling and deleting all python, platformio and vscode apps and settings/folder, and also uninstalled Mu (which was used for the new Rapsberry Pi Pico), and removing all references in paths - reboot and reinstall -- did not work

Then I tried a different project (C++ PlatformIO different processor) and it was OK -- so I believe it is a project configuration problem

Under PlatformIO -- Project Tasks -- Advanced I ran Test, then Check, Verbose Build -- some of these installed new command line tools

Then everything worked again.

[Noman5237]

If nothing works rollback to version 2.1.0, and it worked for me

[ivankravets]

@Noman5237 do you mean that the latest 2.3.0 does not work for you?

[Noman5237]

Yeah I currently cannot make the latest version work

[ivankravets]

Please switch back to the latest version and provide more details on how to reproduce your issue. VSCode > Menu > Help > Toggle Developer Tools > Console should help you.

[Noman5237]

Please switch back to the latest version and provide more details on how to reproduce your issue. VSCode > Menu > Help > Toggle Developer Tools > Console should help you.

I updated to the latest version 2.3.0 and now it works flawlessly,😕 Previously none of the build or upload buttons showed up, i couldn't even made it work from command palette. Well no worries for now, thank you @ivankravets 🙇‍♂️

[ivankravets]

Great that it works now!

Happy coding with PlatformIO! 🚀

[dontsovcmc]

I see "'platformio-ide.build' not found" "'platformio-ide.upload' not found" "'platformio-ide.clean' not found" errors when something is installing inside VS Code Platformio extension and I press "compile", "upload", "clean". First run. I think it is first install framework. Wait a minute and all works fine.

Windows 10x64

[mbratch]

I have the same problem: "command platformio-ide.build" not found when attempting to build with espidf platform. I can build fine when selecting arduino platform. I'm using PlatformIO home version 3.3.4, core 5.1.1.

This is frustrating. I absolutely do not wish to uninstall all this stuff and re-install it. There must be some configuration or something somewhere which remedies this. Does anyone understand the root cause of the error?

[ivankravets]

@mbratch do you see ⚙️ the indicator at the bottom "blue" panel that indicates rebuilding project index?

[mbratch]

@ivankravets thanks so much for the quick response. I had just this morning suddenly run into this issue enabling the esp32 platform. After fussing with it awhile I finally decided to completely uninstall, remove, and reinstall platformio and it did clear up the problems. So looks good now. Sorry for the earlier rant.

[ivankravets]

Hm, strange issue. It could be great to reproduce it.

[molodchyk]

Hi, I have the same problem. I installed the extension not having Arduino IDE installed and after installing Arduino IDE problem is still here. I tried uninstalling the extension and Arduino IDE but it didn't help.

[gerard-hm]

This could be a red herring, but what seems to help me in those situations is just giving the IDE a few minutes (to index the project?) and then things just magically start working.

Sorry if this doesn't help anyone else, just wanted to share my experience with this issue...

I can easily reproduce the problem if I switch framework in platform.ini between arduino and espidf for example.

It would helpful if the IDE would disable the compile/build button while doing its thing and display some progress report on whatever it is doing while getting the project ready.