Build Buttons

One status-bar button per project, so many folders stay readable. Labels are yours — not presets — e.g. G301 and F103:

G301 ▾  F103 ▾

Click the name to run that project’s default task. Click ▾ to expand its tasks:

G301 ▾  Build Debug  Build Release  Flash ▴  F103 ▾

Icons are supported ($(codicon) on the project button and on each task). If an open folder has no config, immediate subfolders that do are shown (one level).

Setup

In each project, add .vscode/buildtasks.json:

{
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "button": { "label": "G301", "icon": "$(chip)", "default": "Build Debug" },
  "tasks": [
    { "label": "Build Debug", "icon": "$(gear)", "command": "scons", "args": ["debug"] },
    { "label": "Flash", "icon": "$(zap)", "command": "./Tools/flash.sh" }
  ]
}

button.label is whatever you want (G301, F103, a board name, the folder name, …). detail is the tooltip.

To use a different command per OS, add macos / windows / linux on the task (they override command).

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