[Feature Request]: modifying firmware using gitpod - stable firmware access

[ilker-aktuna]

Platform

ESP32

Description

I am trying to make a small mod to the firmware using gitpod.
I can do it on the alpha firmware using:
https://gitpod.io#https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware

but I want to do it on the stable firmware (2.4)
So I access using:
https://gitpod.io#https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/tree/2.4

but in this workspace, there is no "pio" to build.
Can it be added ?

[Talie5in]

Try with the tags

https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/tree/v2.4.3.91d6612

[ilker-aktuna]

nope:

gitpod /workspace/firmware ((91d6612...)) $ pio
bash: pio: command not found

[Nestpebble]

I think if it's older than the gitpod setup files were introduced, you need to do it manually.

Why can't you open it for the latest, and then tell it to fetch the older version?

Edit: yes, you need to run pip install platformio && pip install --upgrade pip before you start if the .gitpod.yml isn't in the version you want (i.e. older than about 3 weeks)

[ilker-aktuna]

I don't think I have the permission to install anything on the workspace. So "pip install" will not work.

open it for the latest, and then tell it to fetch the older version?

how ?

[Nestpebble]

@ilker-aktuna Have you tried again recently?

[ilker-aktuna]

no. I gave up !