Espressif-IDE (v3.0.0) can not handle Windows Junctions properly (IEP-1339)

[carlessole]

I’ve recently installed the latest version of Espressif-IDE (v3.0.0):

Version: 3.0.0
Build id: 20240605-1941

In my project, I’m using Windows junctions for certain directories. Everything worked fine with previous versions (e.g., 2.8.1), but with v3.0.0, it’s become difficult to develop code using junctions.

Here are the main issues I’m encountering:

1. File Path Inconsistencies:

• When opening a file from the Project Explorer, the junction path is used:
  

• But when opening a file via the indexer (Ctrl + Click), the file is opened using its absolute path:
  

• This results in two different instances of the same file in the IDE, making it easy to lose changes when editing them simultaneously.

2. Debugging Issues:
Breakpoints can only be set on files opened via the junction path, not the file opened by the indexer (the “real” absolute path).

Is this a known problem? Is there a workaround?