"open ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp: no such file or directory"

[mplewis]

Hello! I'm trying to compile a Hello World sketch against my hardware definition. I'm running into an error and I'm not sure what to do next.

$ ./arduino-builder -verbose -preprocess -compile -hardware=/Users/mplewis/tmp/hw -tools=/Users/mplewis/tmp/tools -fqbn=punchthrough:avr:lightblue-bean -build-path=/Users/mplewis/tmp/out /Users/mplewis/tmp/sketch/good_sketch.ino
Warning: platform.txt from core 'Arduino AVR Boards' contains deprecated recipe.ar.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.ar.cmd}" {compiler.ar.flags} {compiler.ar.extra_flags} "{build.path}/{archive_file}" "{object_file}", automatically converted to recipe.ar.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.ar.cmd}" {compiler.ar.flags} {compiler.ar.extra_flags} "{archive_file_path}" "{object_file}". Consider upgrading this core.
WARNING: Category '' in library EEPROM is not valid. Setting to 'Uncategorized'
WARNING: Category '' in library SPI is not valid. Setting to 'Uncategorized'
WARNING: Category '' in library SoftwareSerial is not valid. Setting to 'Uncategorized'
WARNING: Category '' in library Wire is not valid. Setting to 'Uncategorized'
"/Users/mplewis/tmp/tools/avr/bin/avr-g++"  -c -g -Os -w -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics  -w -x c++ -E -CC -DF_CPU=8000000L -DARDUINO=10600 -DARDUINO_AVR_UNO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR         "-I/Users/mplewis/tmp/hw/punchthrough/avr/cores/bean" "-I/Users/mplewis/tmp/hw/punchthrough/avr/variants/bean" "/Users/mplewis/tmp/out/sketch/good_sketch.ino.cpp"
"/Users/mplewis/tmp/tools/avr/bin/avr-g++"  -c -g -Os -w -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics  -w -x c++ -E -CC -DF_CPU=8000000L -DARDUINO=10600 -DARDUINO_AVR_UNO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR         "-I/Users/mplewis/tmp/hw/punchthrough/avr/cores/bean" "-I/Users/mplewis/tmp/hw/punchthrough/avr/variants/bean" "/Users/mplewis/tmp/out/sketch/good_sketch.ino.cpp"
"/Users/mplewis/tmp/tools/avr/bin/avr-g++"  -c -g -Os -w -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics  -w -x c++ -E -CC -DF_CPU=8000000L -DARDUINO=10600 -DARDUINO_AVR_UNO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR         "-I/Users/mplewis/tmp/hw/punchthrough/avr/cores/bean" "-I/Users/mplewis/tmp/hw/punchthrough/avr/variants/bean" "/Users/mplewis/tmp/out/sketch/good_sketch.ino.cpp"
open /Users/mplewis/tmp/out/preproc/ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp: no such file or directory

Build stops at this point. out/preproc/ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp does not exist.

It seems like Builder is looking for a file that doesn't exist, but I'm not sure why. Can anyone shed some light on the issue I am facing?

[ffissore]

What core are you using?

[mplewis]

I'm using the core punchthrough:avr:lightblue-bean, a custom core we use for @PunchThrough's LightBlue Bean. But I see the same error when I try to compile against arduino:avr:uno:

./arduino-builder -verbose -preprocess -compile -hardware=/Users/mplewis/tmp/hw -tools=/Users/mplewis/tmp/tools -fqbn=arduino:avr:uno -build-path=/Users/mplewis/tmp/out /Users/mplewis/tmp/sketch/good_sketch.ino
Warning: platform.txt from core 'Arduino AVR Boards' contains deprecated recipe.ar.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.ar.cmd}" {compiler.ar.flags} {compiler.ar.extra_flags} "{build.path}/{archive_file}" "{object_file}", automatically converted to recipe.ar.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.ar.cmd}" {compiler.ar.flags} {compiler.ar.extra_flags} "{archive_file_path}" "{object_file}". Consider upgrading this core.
Build options changed, rebuilding all
"/Users/mplewis/tmp/tools/avr/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics  -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10600 -DARDUINO_AVR_UNO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR   "-I/Users/mplewis/tmp/hw/arduino/avr/cores/arduino" "-I/Users/mplewis/tmp/hw/arduino/avr/variants/standard" "/Users/mplewis/tmp/out/sketch/good_sketch.ino.cpp"
"/Users/mplewis/tmp/tools/avr/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics  -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10600 -DARDUINO_AVR_UNO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR   "-I/Users/mplewis/tmp/hw/arduino/avr/cores/arduino" "-I/Users/mplewis/tmp/hw/arduino/avr/variants/standard" "/Users/mplewis/tmp/out/sketch/good_sketch.ino.cpp"
"/Users/mplewis/tmp/tools/avr/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics  -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10600 -DARDUINO_AVR_UNO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR   "-I/Users/mplewis/tmp/hw/arduino/avr/cores/arduino" "-I/Users/mplewis/tmp/hw/arduino/avr/variants/standard" "/Users/mplewis/tmp/out/sketch/good_sketch.ino.cpp"
open /Users/mplewis/tmp/out/preproc/ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp: no such file or directory

Here's an archive of my hw, src, tools, and out folders if you want to try and reproduce this on your end.

[ffissore]

Have you already tried latest hourly build? http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software#hourly File platform.txt in hw misses a param

[ffissore]

Sorry I've just noticed you are calling builder with -preprocess and providing hw folders on your own. Which version of arduino-builder are you using? I see platform.txt files in hw are quite old.

Moreover, I see you have are defining a platform.local.txt which is almost a copy of the original avr one. Instead, you should specify a build.core like arduino:bean in your boards.txt, that will help you inherit almost everything from avr platform, without having you to copy/paste/maintain them

[mplewis]

I would like to try that. We have had problems with outdated Arduino core code in the past.

Are there any guides/docs on how to use a core that inherits from the AVR platform?

[ffissore]

Here: https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/wiki/Arduino-IDE-1.5-3rd-party-Hardware-specification#referencing-another-core-variant-or-tool

[mplewis]

That's great, thanks for the info! I'll close this for now since it is not clear that this is an issue in arduino-builder.

[paulie3001]

i have come across this issue in visual studio code, when writing a program for my arduino mega 2560, my fix was to open the arduino.json and add a relative build path to "output" instead of an absolute:

{
"sketch": "db_and_arduino_IOT.ino",
"port": "/dev/ttyS1",
"board": "arduino:avr:megaADK",
"output": "../build"
}

this will put the build directory in "/media/sf_arduino/db_and_arduino_IOT/build" if the program sketch file is at the path "/media/sf_arduino/db_and_arduino_IOT/db_and_arduino_IOT.ino".