xpm install --copy not installing locally

[trampas]

I was setting up a new project using the xpm where I wanted the local xpacks directory to contain the compiler. So as I understood from "xpm --help" the "--copy" option should install the compiler to the local directory rather than the "... AppData\Roaming\xPacks" directory. However it still installs in the roaming directory and tries to the symbolic type links.

What I was trying to do is setup cortex-debug in VSCode which requires the toolchain path for running the gdb server:
"interface": "swd",
"svdFile": "${workspaceFolder}/CMSIS/ATSAML21J18BU.svd",
"armToolchainPath": "${workspaceFolder}/xpacks/.bin"

The issue is that the cortex-debug is trying to run "xpacks.bin\arm-none-eabi-gdb.exe" which does not exist. Is there a way to force xpm to install in the local directory, so specify the path where to install?

[trampas]

I just realized it did do the correct thing in the \xpacks@xpack-dev-tools\arm-none-eabi-gcc\bin directory.

[ilg-ul]

BTW, I'm amazed that you use xpm and no longer install packages by hand! :-)

[trampas]

Yea I started a new project and was trying to see if I could use xpm and vscode. I did try the xPack Managed Build Tools, however I am afraid I am not smart enough to get everything working.