How to get ESP-IDF v5.2 (not 5.2.2)

[Itagaki]

We are developing a product that uses ESP-IDF v5.2. We recently got a new development member and had her install ESP-IDF v5.2, but she can't seem to get v5.2 installed, only v5.2.2. So we cannot get her to join our team.

Here are the installation instructions I gave her:

Download the Universal Online Installer from the following page while connected to the Internet
https://dl.espressif.com/dl/esp-idf/

Under "Download or use ESP-IDF", select "Download ESP-IDF".

Under "Version of ESP-IDF", select "release/v5.2".

However, it will inevitably install 5.2.2 instead of 5.2.
How do we install v5.2 (v5.2.0)?

[srjasz]

If you use the Universal Online Installer 2.27, the big green box at the top of https://dl.espressif.com/dl/esp-idf/ and follow the prompts, you will eventually get to a page in the installation that looks like this.

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which will allow you to select 5.2. I have also had the online installer freeze during install, so if it does try it again, it took me 4 tries to finally get it to complete.

If you need to know more specifics regarding "follow the promts" let me know.

[Itagaki]

Thank you for your comments. I have instructed her to follow the steps exactly, and she has redone it many times, but somehow the installation still results in 5.2.2. It is really strange.

[ESP_Sprite]

The 5.2 release branch tracks whatever the latest version 5.2 is, which currently is indeed 5.2.2. The easiest way (that I know of, not being a Windows user) to get the 'original' v5.2 is to grab release/v5.2, let it install, then open a commandline prompt, go to the esp-idf directory and do 'git checkout v5.2' followed by 'git submodule update --init --recursive''

[Itagaki]

Ah, I see. I will tell her to reset to the same commit the team is using or try the 5.2 zip that is being released. Thanks very much!