Can't add a file to sample project????

[KeithInAsia]

I just installed the tools.   I opened an example project that loaded, compiled, and ran.  (wifi_station).

NOW, I want to add a project file and start to expand the work and I’m not allowed to add a new file or an existing one.

An exception is thrown “Could not locate definition for __idf_main. Editing will not be possible”

How do I solve this problem?

 

 

 

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[KeithInAsia]

This is an ESP32 install with just basic Serial Port monitoring.

I just started another project for the same target and I still have an inability to add file — same error.

[KeithInAsia]

Forgot to mention — ESP-IDF 4.0 project.

[KeithInAsia]

Another fact — I just installed both VS community edition and the GDB V5.4R12 (build 3242)

[KeithInAsia]

I just upgraded the GDB to 5.5.1 — the new source files are being generated but won’t display in the IDE for some reason.

I’m getting an empty exception:

 

VisualGDB version: 5.5.1.3274
—————— v42 ——————
v42: The ‘idf_component_register’ property does not define a subproperty called ”
at z4.c.a_4(d a, n8 c, String b)
at tl2.w_2(s b, vb1[] c, qq1 d, VirtualSourceFolder a)
at zw1`2.b_2(yd b, Object a)
at jl2.m1.Exec(Guid& c, UInt32 b, UInt32 a, IntPtr e, IntPtr d)

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Thanks for reporting this, it looks like a bug introduced by a recent refactoring in our development branch. Please try this build: VisualGDB-5.5.1.3277.msi

[KeithInAsia]

Build 3277 solved this issue.  Thanks.

[KeithInAsia]

I think this problem has returned… and I did a search for it only to find that I commented about it 7 months ago.

 

I have a fresh Hell0-World sample app built.     It compiles.

I add to it BLE header files — and application complains about missing components in the IDF area (local files).

I confirm that I want to add those files to __idf_main.

This file activity fails and corrupts the CMake process.

I just installed build V5.5 3595

 

This problem has something to do with the fact that I change the project name (because we can’t use these sample project names of course in our real work!).   — but the system is expecting a directory with the project name.  That directory does exist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[KeithInAsia]

See attached screenshot for extra help.

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[KeithInAsia]

In this case — am I supposed to click the green plus sign and add to __idf_main?

 

I loaded up a sample project for Wifi — ran it.

Then I loaded up a sample project for BLE — rant it.

I added the BLE header files to the Wifi STA project and then it fails.

 

• This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by KeithInAsia.

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[KeithInAsia]

Here is the failure…

 

We must be able to increase the complexity of our project with all kinds of header files or the tool isn’t of much use….  right?

• This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by KeithInAsia.

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[KeithInAsia]

I think the problem may be here with the make file.

When you add a new header file which calls for more of the idf — this last line gets appended to the CMakeLists.txt

This appended line doesn’t seem to work correctly.

When I remove this PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS directive and remove the BT header file from my project — the project recompiles again.   No errors.

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[KeithInAsia]

First — let me state that if I were an expert in toolchains and build scripting – I would not need your product.   So, I expect that your tool will handle adapting to very simple build changes which are normal and expected.

PROBLEM:

1. I build a simple example app like — Wifi Station
2. I add a header file for BLE (so I may expand out an example to include all kinds of IDF features).
3. Your tool prompts me to add items from IDF (I don’t have good guidance in this area — so I click the green “plus” sign with the default offering.  (SEE SINGLE PICTURE ATTACHED)
4. CMake scripting fails to add the necessary items to my project — and my project is corrupted.

I WOULD NORMALLY ADD ALL THE PICTURES HERE BUT YOU RESTRICT FILES BASED ON SIZE AND SO I CAN NOT EASILY GIVE YOU THAT……  obviously you detect my protest here.

I’m trying to help you here because I’d like to see one tool get the basics right.    I don’t need fringe features — just the common normal stuff done correctly.

AGAIN, if I had time to learn CMake and Ninja — then I would just use the CLI versions of the tools and be done with it.

 

Do you have any documentation that is a step by step explanation on how to expand out example projects to add references to IDF elements?

 

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[KeithInAsia]

Here is some of my build information….  (another single picture only).

I’m writing in C++ — I’m only using ESP Idf (I want to keep the project as simple as possible).

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[KeithInAsia]

I have been working with your tools for many months — and I don’t change the build settings I’m fine.   I have no problems.

But I have explored all the basics and now I need to pull everything together — Wifi, BLE, OTA, MQTT, etc… and now that means I need a master project that has the full range of header files and libraries.

You don’t publish any larger example project with all the dependencies I need.

So, we must have the ability to incrementally increase our projects.

 

I know you’re not testing this or you would have certainly caught it.   I think this is the second time that I’m reporting this over the past year.

 

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