[csolution] Cannot generate archive library with ".a" extension for AC6 using YAML Input 2.0.0

[ronyrad]

In the project yml that was used with cmsis-tools 1.6.0 I had the following output definitions for library output:

output:
type: lib
file: libsomename.a

When converting to cmsis-tools 2.0.0 I had to change "file:" to "base-name:"

output:
type: lib
base-name: libsomename.a

As a result, I get libsomename.a.lib instead of libsomename.a

I cannot get rid of .lib extension

I'm using AC6.6.19.0 compiler

[brondani]

As the name base-name suggests, it regards only the file's base name, not the file's extension.
As decided in #895 (comment):

All artifacts will use their toolchain specific default file extensions

@ronyrad Maybe you can help us with this unanswered question:
#895 (comment)

When is there a need to rename default file extensions?

[ronyrad]

I'm not sure about all possible usecases where the default file extension should be changed.
In my case, I integrated cmsis-build into an existing project where static libraries were built with ".a" extension
.In my opinion, the preferred solution is to provide a user the ability to set either a full name or override the default extension.

BTW is there a way now to modify toolchain-specific default file extensions?

[brondani]

BTW is there a way now to modify toolchain-specific default file extensions?

No, as a result of #895 the artifact's affixes are currently hardcoded here.

Possible workarounds:

• edit the generated CPRJ before invoking the build process

<target ...>
  <output lib="libsomename.a"

• rename the artifact after build completion.

[jkrech]

This is not considered a bug, since the tools implement the specification correctly.
I am wondering whether the proposed "post-build" step should be used for file renaming when required:
https://github.com/ReinhardKeil/devtools/blob/main/tools/projmgr/docs/Manual/YML-Input-Format.md#execute

[ReinhardKeil]

I believe that we should focus next on improving the CMake backend to support 'post-build', etc. As outlined this is the solution to such problems.

I set this therefore to discussion done.