Merge branch 'release/v2.3.4'

Author: ivankravets

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Release Notes
 
+## 2.3.4 (2021-10-19)
+
+- Start debugging without firmware uploading using a new ``loadMode`` launch option (see docs for [debug_load_mode](https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/projectconf/section_env_debug.html#debug-load-mode) for more details). **Requires PlatformIO Core 5.2.2 or above**.
+- PlatformIO IDE Installer
+  * Ask the user to install Python manually if the portable version does not work
+  * Check compatible Python using the installer script
+  * Use pre-built Python 3.7 for Windows 7 and below
+
 ## 2.3.3 (2021-08-14)
 
 - Updated PlatformIO Core installer to v1.0.3 ([changes](https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core-installer/releases/tag/v1.0.3)):

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "platformio-ide",
-  "version": "2.3.3",
+  "version": "2.3.4",
   "publisher": "platformio",
   "engines": {
     "vscode": "^1.44.0"
@@ -286,7 +286,23 @@
               "svdPath": {
                 "default": null,
                 "description": "Path to an SVD file describing the peripherals of the microcontroller",
-                "type": "string"
+                "type": [
+                  "string",
+                  "null"
+                ]
+              },
+              "loadMode": {
+                "description": "Control when PlatformIO should load debugging firmware to the end target (see docs for `debug_load_mode` option)",
+                "default": null,
+                "type": [
+                  "string",
+                  "null"
+                ],
+                "enum": [
+                  "always",
+                  "modified",
+                  "manual"
+                ]
               },
               "showDevDebugOutput": {
                 "default": false,
@@ -621,7 +637,7 @@
     "vscode:package": "webpack --mode production && vsce package"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "~7.15.0",
+    "@babel/core": "~7.15.8",
     "@types/node": "~12",
     "@types/vscode": "~1.44.0",
     "babel-eslint": "~10.1.0",
@@ -630,16 +646,16 @@
     "babel-preset-env": "~1.7.0",
     "eslint": "~7.32.0",
     "eslint-import-resolver-webpack": "~0.13.1",
-    "eslint-plugin-import": "~2.24.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "~2.24.2",
     "prettier": "~2.3.2",
-    "vsce": "~1.96.1",
+    "vsce": "~1.96.3",
     "webpack": "~5.50.0",
     "webpack-cli": "~4.7.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "fs-plus": "~3.1.1",
-    "platformio-node-helpers": "~9.2.3",
-    "platformio-vscode-debug": "~1.3.1"
+    "platformio-node-helpers": "~9.2.4",
+    "platformio-vscode-debug": "~1.4.0"
   },
   "extensionDependencies": [
     "ms-vscode.cpptools"