Option for setting/changing an active MACHINE

[PatrickVog]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
We usually have one build directory where we build one custom distro but for multiple devices. The local conf is not modified individually and contains a MACHINE ??= <default_machine> entry. When building we just set MACHINE= bitbake ... or export MACHINE. Such a process is in my opinion not covered in the plugin. I can have multiple build directories where I can set the MACHINE differently in the local.conf but I cannot tell which MACHINE to use over the plugin.

Describe the solution you'd like
Provide the option to set and change the MACHINE variable. This could be included in the "Change active build configuration" option that a MACHINE variable is provided there.

Describe alternatives you've considered
None

Additional context
It would also be useful if there is the option to have different command wrappers within a build configuration.

[deribaucourt]

Hello, thanks for reaching out!

It seems the setting bitbake.buildConfigurations is what you are looking for. You can configure multiple commandWrapper and change the MACHINE environment variable (shellEnv). You will be able to switch between build configurations through the bottom-right selector that will appear.

There's an example in the README and also as you type in your .vscode/settings.json.

Let me know if you have further issues/limitations while using this feature.