only do a online request for framework when folder does not exists

platform.py

@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ import sys
 import json
 import re
 import requests
+from os.path import isfile, join
 
 from platformio.public import PlatformBase, to_unix_path
+from platformio.project.config import ProjectConfig
 
 
 IS_WINDOWS = sys.platform.startswith("win")
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ class Espressif32Platform(PlatformBase):
         if "arduino" in frameworks:
             self.packages["framework-arduinoespressif32"]["optional"] = False
             self.packages["framework-arduinoespressif32-libs"]["optional"] = False
+            ARDUINO_FRAMEWORK_DIR = os.path.join(ProjectConfig.get_instance().get("platformio", "packages_dir"), "framework-arduinoespressif32")
+            if not bool(os.path.exists(ARDUINO_FRAMEWORK_DIR)):
                 try:
                     # use latest stable release Arduino core
                     ARDUINO_CORE_API_URL = "https://api.github.com/repos/espressif/Arduino-esp32/releases/latest"
@@ -132,10 +136,10 @@ class Espressif32Platform(PlatformBase):
         # and RISC-V targets.
         for gdb_package in ("tool-xtensa-esp-elf-gdb", "tool-riscv32-esp-elf-gdb"):
             self.packages[gdb_package]["optional"] = False
-            if IS_WINDOWS:
+            #if IS_WINDOWS:
                 # Note: On Windows GDB v12 is not able to
                 # launch a GDB server in pipe mode while v11 works fine
-                self.packages[gdb_package]["version"] = "~11.2.0"
+                # self.packages[gdb_package]["version"] = "~11.2.0"
 
         # Common packages for IDF and mixed Arduino+IDF projects
         if "espidf" in frameworks: