ESP32C6 Light switch example doesn't build (CON-1906)

[jdepaepe]

I'm trying to build the Light switch example for 2 days now but no progress anymore I keep getting the error:
ERROR at //third_party/connectedhomeip/build_overrides/pigweed_environment.gni:20:1: Unable to load "/build_overrides/pigweed_environment.gni".
import(getenv("_PW_ACTUAL_ENVIRONMENT_ROOT") +

I've tried a different version V5.4.3 and version 5.5.2.
I've tried building it with terminal but also VSCode but all the same...
I've tried several fresh installs. A normal ESP-IDF Hello world example builds perfectly.

[shubhamdp]

@jdepaepe Can you list the steps that you have executed. Assuming you are following https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-matter/en/latest/esp32/developing.html

It has nothing to do with IDF, probably some missed or out or order step.

[olavt]

I suspect that this issue was introduced with thhis commit 211658c (upgrade connectedhomeip to latest release v1.5 branch

I noticed it a few commits later and reported it here: #1594

The issue is still not fixed.

As a workaround, I have to:

Start a command window from VS Code:

Navigate to the ESP-Matter folder and issue these commands:

git submodule update --init --depth 1
./install.sh
. ./export.sh

Navigate to the project folder and build it:
idf.py build

Building from the IDF extension menu in VS Code always fails.