muele-marlin/buildroot/share/vscode/AutoBuildMarlin

Auto Build support for Visual Studio Code

This Visual Studio Code extension provides access to the Auto Build script.

Installation

Get the MarlinFirmware repository from GitHub. Open the directory buildroot/share/vscode and copy the AutoBuildMarlin folder to the Visual Studio Code extension directory. Relaunch Visual Studio Code to complete the installation.

To find the Visual Studio Code extension directory:

• Windows - Use Windows Explorer's address bar to open C:/Users/USERNAME/.vscode/extensions.
• Mac - Use the Finder's Go menu to open ~/.vscode/extensions.
• Linux - In the Terminal type open ~/.vscode/extensions.

3. Install the PlatformIO extension

Click on View > Command Palette...

Find and click on Extensions: Install Extensions

Type platformio into the search box and click on Install under PlatformIO IDE.

Usage

This extension adds the Auto Build icon to the Activities bar.

1. Open the Marlin folder

Click on File > Open Folder...

This brings up the Open Folder dialog. Select the folder that has the platformio.ini file in it.

You should see something like the following. If not, click on the Explorer icon in the Activities bar.

2. Click on the Auto Build Icon

This brings up the Auto Build menu icon bar.

3. Click on one of the four icons

• - Clicking on it starts PIO Build
• - Clicking on it starts PIO Clean
• - Clicking on it starts PIO Upload
• - Clicking on it starts PIO Upload (traceback)