Add remove-dependency CLI command (PACMAN-871)

[anujdeshpande]

Is your feature request related to a problem?

Once I add a managed component, I can't find a method to remove it from my app.

Describe the solution you'd like.

idf.py remove-dependency

Describe alternatives you've considered.

Manually deleting - but it comes back when I do a build.

Additional context.

ESP-IDF v5.1.3

[igrr]

Hi @anujdeshpande!
Probably you need to check which idf_component.yml file contains this component, and remove it from there. If you used idf.py add-dependency command without specifying the component where the dependency is added, the dependency would be added to the main component. So you need to check the main/idf_component.yml file.

[anujdeshpande]

Yeah I figured that part with grep - but it would be simpler to remove a dependency using the same way I added it. I don't think this is a bug - so marked it as a feature request.

[youngguyl]

Hi, @anujdeshpande
How do you solve it? I have the same problem, I use idf.py add-dependency "espressif/button^3.2.0" in one project before.
No matter I changed to any other projects, will download this components automatic while build. I want to know how to remove it.
Thanks.

[kumekay]

@youngguyl There should be a list of dependencies in main/idf_component.yml inside your project, just remove the line from the file.

[youngguyl]

@kumekay thanks for your quick reply.
I checked my main folder, I deleted the idf_component.yml and dependencies.lock, sdkconfig, build and managed componentsfolder as well, if I try to build the project, the component will be downloaded automaticly. the problem with gt911 component.

I tried to create a project by idf.py create-project command. still download the lcd and gt911 components.

I deleted the folder esp_idf/component/esp_lcd and it works now.

[baldhead69]

Yeah I figured that part with grep - but it would be simpler to remove a dependency using the same way I added it. I don't think this is a bug - so marked it as a feature request.

Yes. I would like that feature too.