Issue to debug qemu_sifive_e31_hello in Freedom Studio (Apple M1)

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Hello,

I am having issue to run the debugger on the simple qemu_sifive_e31_hello on Freedom Studio.
I use a target qemu_sifive_e31 and have selected the option “Use the metal library…”.
When running the debugger it results in error message : “QEMU failed with code (-1)”

When running in terminal the qemu-system-riscv32 bin it shows error message :

dyld[13185]: Library not loaded: /usr/local/opt/vde/lib/libvdeplug.3.dylib
  Referenced from: /Users/x/Documents/Sifive/FreedomStudio.app/Contents/Eclipse/SiFive/riscv-qemu-5.1.0-2020.08.1/bin/qemu-system-riscv32
  Reason: tried: '/usr/local/opt/vde/lib/libvdeplug.3.dylib' (no such file), '/usr/local/lib/libvdeplug.3.dylib' (no such file), '/usr/lib/libvdeplug.3.dylib' (no such file)
zsh: abort

I can however run in terminal qemu-system-riscv32 downloaded from other sources (e.g. from brew install qemu).
However, if I use as executable path the qemu binary from brew install it result in the error message:

Error in final launch sequence
  Failed to execute MI command:
-target-select remote localhost:1234
Error message from debugger back end:
localhost:1234: Operation timed out.
    Failed to execute MI command:
-target-select remote localhost:1234
Error message from debugger back end:
localhost:1234: Operation timed out.
    localhost:1234: Operation timed out.

This error happens on my new computer (macOS Monterey with M1 chip) hence I am wondering if the m1 core could be the reason of this error.

Any help would be greatly appreciated !
Thanks

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Hi - could you share the version of Freedom Studio that you are using? This can be found under the Help menu.

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Hi David,

Thanks for the reply.
Here is the information:
SiFive Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Development, Version: 4.18.0.2021-04-1

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Hi,

Since you are on macOS running Monterey, you will need to update your Freedom Studio version for compatibility. Please reach out via: visit Contact Sales - SiFive to describe your set up and we can provide further guidance from there.

Thanks

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Ok! Thanks for the help.

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Hi there, I’ve exactly the same problem, could you resolve it?

Thanks for the help

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Hello tschinz,

I have not received any feedback from the “Sifive Contact sales” since I contacted them.

I found an alternative using “Segger Embedded Studio” software which work with the M1 chip.

I hope that helps you.

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Hi elso, thanks for the feedback, I also wasn’t sure if sales can help with a technical problem as this.
I’ll have a look at Segger Embedded Studio