Pico SDK 2.1.0 Error when Launch Debug tab is started

[benji7480]

I am able to Build/Compile the example projects from the SDK 2.1.0
but after successful build, when launching debug tab i get the below shown error lines on the debug console.

Any help to overcome these errors wud be good. Thanks

ERROR: Unable to start debugging. Unexpected GDB output from command "-exec-run". Don't know how to run. Try "help target".

The program 'C:\Users\vijay\Documents\pico-examples-master\hello_pwm\build\hello_pwm.elf' has exited with code 42 (0x0000002a).

[lurch]

ping @will-v-pi as this sounds like it might be the VSCode plugin.

[will-v-pi]

I'm not sure - sounds like they're using something else in VSCode rather than our extension, as that folder structure looks odd. I think we need more information to help.

[benji7480]

I'm not sure - sounds like they're using something else in VSCode rather than our extension, as that folder structure looks odd. I think we need more information to help.

Hello Will-v-Pi,

Here is the content of the VSCode extensions.json file below from one of the example projects:

{
"recommendations": [
"marus25.cortex-debug",
"ms-vscode.cpptools",
"ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack",
"ms-vscode.vscode-serial-monitor",
"raspberry-pi.raspberry-pi-pico"
]
}

let me know if u need any other info to figure out the problem. any folder structure info? Thanks

[will-v-pi]

It sounds like you're clicking the wrong button to debug your project - if you're using the Pico VS Code extension, then you need to use it's Debug Project button (see section 4.3 of the getting started guide) which uses Cortex-Debug. If you're still getting errors then please reply with a full set of steps to reproduce this issue.