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Custom build folders now follow the Launch Bar config — build, sdkconfig, LSP, and flash all use that folder instead of a project-wide cache that got overwritten (including when closing sdkconfig).

Also cleaned up the old “sync the cached path everywhere” logic so the launch configuration is the single source of truth.

Fixes # (IEP-XXX)

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  • Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)

How has this been tested?

  1. sdkconfig no longer resets the folder — set Build folder location to build-release, build, open sdkconfig, change a setting, close the editor. Build again: output still goes to build-release, not build.
  2. Two configs, two folders — duplicate the launch config, set the copy to build-dev. Switch between them in the Launch Bar and build each. Both folders exist independently with their own CMakeCache.txt and sdkconfig.
  3. sdkconfig follows the selection — with build-dev active, open sdkconfig and confirm it shows that config's values, not the other one's.
  4. LSP / flash use the same folder — with a custom folder active, check code navigation works (.clangd points at the custom folder's compile_commands.json) and that flashing picks up the binaries from there.
  5. External folder — set an absolute path outside the workspace (e.g. D:\builds\myproj). Build lands there and no stray build folder appears in the project.
  6. Rename the project — build a project, rename it, build again. Output goes to the renamed project's folder. Repeat with a custom folder set (e.g. build-release): it must still be build-release under the new name, and the Launch Bar target must not change.

Also, please take a look at older PRs related to these changes and verify that the refactoring didn’t break any of the behavior we intended to preserve there. For example, I found a couple of PRs:

#1096

#984

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Dependent components impacted by this PR:

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  • PR Self Reviewed
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  • Added Documentation
  • Added Unit Test
  • Verified on all platforms - Windows,Linux and macOS

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Build folders are selected per launch configuration, supporting default, relative, and absolute paths.
    • Build, sdkconfig, flashing, debugging, ELF analysis, and tracing consistently use the selected folder.
    • External build directories are supported for ELF files and tracing workflows.
    • Build-folder edits immediately update launch configuration settings.
    • Automatic cleanup avoids deleting unresolved or unsafe locations.
    • Launch configurations are better preserved when projects are renamed.
  • Documentation

    • Updated guidance explains custom build folders and managing multiple configurations through the Launch Bar.

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The change introduces launch-configuration-based build-directory resolution. It propagates explicit directories through build, configuration, flashing, ELF analysis, and tracing flows. Legacy project-property updates are deprecated or removed, and tests and documentation cover the new behavior.

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Per-launch build directory flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Build directory resolution
bundles/com.espressif.idf.core/src/com/espressif/idf/core/build/*, bundles/com.espressif.idf.core/src/com/espressif/idf/core/util/*
BuildDirectoryResolver resolves active or explicit launch configurations, validates project ownership, normalizes paths, and handles legacy fallbacks. Core build and ELF APIs use the resolved directory.
Explicit configuration-server directories
bundles/com.espressif.idf.sdk.config.core/src/*, bundles/com.espressif.idf.sdk.config.ui/src/*
Configuration processors, editors, servers, and runnables receive explicit build directories. Server keys include the normalized directory.
Build, flashing, and analysis consumers
bundles/com.espressif.idf.launch.serial.core/src/*, bundles/com.espressif.idf.terminal.connector.serial/src/*, bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/{handlers,tracing}/*
Flashing, coredump, heap analysis, and tracing resolve filesystem paths from configured build directories. External ELF locations use File-based APIs.
Launch lifecycle and path safety
bundles/com.espressif.idf.debug.gdbjtag.openocd/src/*, bundles/com.espressif.idf.launch.serial.core/src/*, bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/*, bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/plugin.xml
Launch configuration changes no longer update project build properties. Automatic build-folder deletion validates that the target is inside the project. Rename-time build-folder updates were removed, and launch configuration affinity was added.
Validation and documentation
tests/*, docs/en/*, docs/zh_CN/*
Tests cover active configurations, mapping, fallback paths, server lookup, and selected launch configurations. Documentation describes blank, relative, and absolute build-folder paths.

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Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Bug fix

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sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant LaunchBar
  participant BuildDirectoryResolver
  participant SDKConfigurationEditor
  participant ConfigServerManager
  User->>LaunchBar: select launch configuration
  LaunchBar->>BuildDirectoryResolver: resolve selected build folder
  BuildDirectoryResolver-->>SDKConfigurationEditor: return build directory
  SDKConfigurationEditor->>ConfigServerManager: request server for build directory
  ConfigServerManager-->>SDKConfigurationEditor: return directory-specific server
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Some cleanup operations can affect files outside the project through a symbolic link, while core-dump and heap-tracing workflows can fail for valid external-build or missing-ELF states. Resolve these paths before merging.

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Inline comments:
In
`@bundles/com.espressif.idf.terminal.connector.serial/src/com/espressif/idf/terminal/connector/serial/launcher/CoreDumpPostmortemDebuggerLauncher.java`:
- Line 86: Update the core-dump staging flow around getCoreDumpStagingFilePath
and the subsequent copy operation to create the complete project-local staging
directory hierarchy with Files.createDirectories before copying the dump,
ensuring it succeeds when the project build directory is absent.

In
`@bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/LaunchBarListener.java`:
- Around line 180-183: Update the unsafe-directory branch in the relevant
LaunchBarListener method so it skips only automatic deletion, still calls
cleanSdkConfig(project), and notifies the user that the external build directory
requires manual cleanup; remove the early return that prevents target-change
cleanup.
- Line 180: Update deleteDirectory() to use Files.walkFileTree() without
FOLLOW_LINKS, ensuring nested symbolic links are not traversed and are deleted
only as links. Preserve the existing workspace cleanup behavior while preventing
deletion outside the project boundary.

In
`@bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/tracing/heaptracing/HeapTracingAnalysisEditor.java`:
- Line 56: Update the editor initialization method around the TracingJsonParser
construction to validate elfSymbolsFile from getAppElfFileLocation() before
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  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.core/src/com/espressif/idf/core/util/ClangdConfigFileHandler.java
  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.core/src/com/espressif/idf/core/util/IDFUtil.java
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  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.core/src/com/espressif/idf/core/util/ProjectDescriptionReader.java
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  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.debug.gdbjtag.openocd/src/com/espressif/idf/debug/gdbjtag/openocd/ui/TabGroupLaunchConfiguration.java
  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.launch.serial.core/src/com/espressif/idf/launch/serial/core/IDFCoreLaunchConfigProvider.java
  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.launch.serial.core/src/com/espressif/idf/launch/serial/util/ESPFlashUtil.java
  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.sdk.config.core/src/com/espressif/idf/sdk/config/core/KConfigMenuProcessor.java
  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.sdk.config.core/src/com/espressif/idf/sdk/config/core/server/ConfigServerManager.java
  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.sdk.config.core/src/com/espressif/idf/sdk/config/core/server/JsonConfigServer.java
  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.sdk.config.core/src/com/espressif/idf/sdk/config/core/server/JsonConfigServerRunnable.java
  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.sdk.config.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/sdk/config/ui/ConfigContentProvider.java
  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.sdk.config.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/sdk/config/ui/LoadSdkConfigHandler.java
  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.sdk.config.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/sdk/config/ui/SDKConfigurationEditor.java
  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.terminal.connector.serial/src/com/espressif/idf/terminal/connector/serial/launcher/CoreDumpPostmortemDebuggerLauncher.java
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  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/dialogs/CMakeBuildTab2.java
  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/dialogs/SbomCommandDialog.java
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  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/handlers/Messages.java
  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/handlers/RenameIdfProjectParticipant.java
  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/handlers/messages.properties
  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/size/IDFSizeMemoryHandler.java
  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/tracing/AppLvlTracingDialog.java
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  • bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/tracing/heaptracing/HeapTracingAnalysisEditor.java
  • docs/en/buildproject.rst
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{
Logger.log("Converting coredump"); //$NON-NLS-1$
String coreDumpDestination = getCoreDumpFileFromBuildDir(GENERATED_CORE_ELF_NAME);
String coreDumpDestination = getCoreDumpStagingFilePath(GENERATED_CORE_ELF_NAME);

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Create the project-local build directory before staging the core dump.

If the active configuration uses an external build directory, project/build can be absent. The changed path then causes Files.createDirectory(.../build/core_dump) to fail because its parent does not exist. Create the full staging path with Files.createDirectories before copying the dump.

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In
`@bundles/com.espressif.idf.terminal.connector.serial/src/com/espressif/idf/terminal/connector/serial/launcher/CoreDumpPostmortemDebuggerLauncher.java`
at line 86, Update the core-dump staging flow around getCoreDumpStagingFilePath
and the subsequent copy operation to create the complete project-local staging
directory hierarchy with Files.createDirectories before copying the dump,
ensuring it succeeds when the project build directory is absent.

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Logger.log(e);
return;
}
if (buildPath.equals(projectPath) || !buildPath.startsWith(projectPath))

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Guard recursive deletion against symbolic links. The root check does not constrain descendants. deleteDirectory() predates this change and uses File.listFiles(), which follows nested directory links and can delete files outside the project during the user-confirmed workspace cleanup. Use Files.walkFileTree() without FOLLOW_LINKS, and delete symbolic links as links.

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In `@bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/LaunchBarListener.java`
at line 180, Update deleteDirectory() to use Files.walkFileTree() without
FOLLOW_LINKS, ensuring nested symbolic links are not traversed and are deleted
only as links. Preserve the existing workspace cleanup behavior while preventing
deletion outside the project boundary.

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if (buildPath.equals(projectPath) || !buildPath.startsWith(projectPath))
{
Logger.log("Skipping automatic deletion of unsafe build directory " + buildPath); //$NON-NLS-1$
return;

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve target-change cleanup for external build directories.

An external absolute build directory enters this branch. The method then returns before cleanSdkConfig(project). The confirmed target change leaves the old sdkconfig and build artifacts in place.

Skip only the unsafe directory deletion. Continue the required configuration cleanup and notify the user that the external build directory needs manual cleanup.

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In `@bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/LaunchBarListener.java`
around lines 180 - 183, Update the unsafe-directory branch in the relevant
LaunchBarListener method so it skips only automatic deletion, still calls
cleanSdkConfig(project), and notifies the user that the external build directory
requires manual cleanup; remove the early return that prevents target-change
cleanup.

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{
tracingJsonParser = new TracingJsonParser(memoryDumpFile.getRawLocation().toOSString(),
this.elfSymbolsFile);
this.elfSymbolsFile, project);

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reject a missing ELF before creating TracingJsonParser.

getAppElfFileLocation() can return null, but this call passes it to a constructor that dereferences elfFile. init logs that exception and continues with tracingJsonParser == null, so page creation then fails. Check elfSymbolsFile and abort editor initialization with PartInitException.

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In
`@bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/tracing/heaptracing/HeapTracingAnalysisEditor.java`
at line 56, Update the editor initialization method around the TracingJsonParser
construction to validate elfSymbolsFile from getAppElfFileLocation() before
invoking the constructor; when it is null, abort initialization by throwing
PartInitException instead of creating a parser and continuing with
tracingJsonParser unset.

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Also I stopped rewriting the project build-folder property in RenameIdfProjectParticipant. That cache is no longer the source of truth, and resetting it on rename dropped custom build folders.

Launch configs are now retargeted by CDT: we register our run/debug types with org.eclipse.cdt.launch.launchConfigAffinity, so CDT’s ResourceRenameParticipant updates ATTR_PROJECT_NAME and mapped resources instead of us reinventing that. Our participant still only preserves the active Launch Bar target.

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