ESP-IDF Manger - Installing IDF v5.1.5 (any other version have the same behavor) (IEP-1350)

[huwi]

Describe the bug

Thank you for your great work.

After installing eclipse and added esp idf plugin, the es-idf manager cant install the idf environment.
-> Espressif->ESP-IDF Manger->Add ESP-IDF
The process is running. at the end a message pops up:

Problem Occurred
Cannot invoke "String indexOf(int) because "value" is null
=> Details
Cannot invoke "String.indexOf(int)" because "value" is null
Cannot invoke "String.indexOf(int)" because "value" is null

**Espressif-IDE Product Information:
Eclipse Plugin 3.1.0.2024.100707 (From Marketplace)
ESP-IDF v1.5.1, ESP-IDF v5.3.1, ....

Eclipse Error log:
Window > Show View > Other > Search for "Error Log" (Attach as a file)

Please attach the error log as described here https://github.com/espressif/idf-eclipse-plugin#error-log

Kind Regards, Hubert

[alirana01]

@huwi thanks for reporting this issue.

Can I please ask you to download the esp-idf required version via the IDE. This is a known issue but it was only reported for the master branch. We have the fix for that in the upcoming release. For other versions it should not report this error. Also please export and attach the logs so we can investigate the details.

[alirana01]

@huwi another thing I just noticed is that you are specifying the python from virtual env folder. The python needs to be the system python not from the virtual env directory. Please try to use the system python when installing tools. The virtual env python is picked up by the IDE itself when the tools are installed.

[apalazzi]

Hi,
I'm having the same issue. Clean Eclipse install, then installed the IDF plugin via marketplace. The error occurs when installing the toolchain but also when trying to use the tools installed separately as explained here: https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/v5.3.1/esp32/get-started/linux-macos-setup.html
In my case python is the system python.
Edit: the problem still occurs with the "beta" version, here is the log.
esp-idf.log

[alirana01]

@apalazzi the issue will be fixed with the upcoming release.

[mmrein]

@alirana01 ETA on upcoming release or is there some workaround?

Tried resatrting and using system python path, issue still exists.

[apalazzi]

@mmrein I haven't tested it deeply, but it seems to work on the latest nightly builds: https://github.com/espressif/idf-eclipse-plugin?tab=readme-ov-file#installing-idf-plugin-using-update-site-url

[mmrein]

@apalazzi Ok, seems to be working, thank you

[lbthomsen]

It does NOT work for me with the latest nightly build.

Same as before.

[lbthomsen]

Even if I set the Python path to /usr/bin/python3, the esp-idf-plugin changes it.