idf.py erase-otadata broken? (IDFGH-6687)

[chegewara]

There is no option to set port and baud, like with all other idf.py commands:

idf.py erase-otadata --help
Usage: idf.py erase-otadata [OPTIONS]

  Erase otadata partition. Deprecated alias: "erase_otadata".

Options:
  -C, --project-dir PATH         Project directory.
  -D, --define-cache-entry TEXT  Create a cmake cache entry. This option can be used at most once either globally, or for one subcommand.
  --help                         Show this message and exit.

Instead we have to create env params:

Note: /home/chegewara/.espressif/python_env/idf5.0_py3.8_env/bin/python 
otatool.py will search for a serial port. To specify a port, set the ESPPORT environment variable.
Note: /home/chegewara/.espressif/python_env/idf5.0_py3.8_env/bin/python 
otatool.py will attempt to set baud rate automatically. To specify a baud rate, set the ESPBAUD environment variable.

[dobairoland]

@chegewara idf.py erase-otadata --help will show you only the erase-otadata's local options. The global options from idf.py --help should work.

idf.py -p /dev/ttyUSB1 flash monitor  # port is global and it applies to all subcommands

So please try this:

idf.py -p <port> -b <baud> erase-otadata

[chegewara]

Hi,
if it would work i would not open issue.
Please read the next few lines, it is error printed when i am trying to use -p PORT:

idf.py -p /dev/ttyUSB0 erase-otadata 
Executing action: erase-otadata
Running ninja in directory /home/chegewara/.../.../project/build
Executing "ninja erase-otadata"...
[0/1] cd /home/chegewara/esp/master/components/app_update && /usr/bin/cmake -D IDF...t/build" -P /home/chegewara/esp/master/components/esptool_py/run_serial_tool.cmake
Note: /home/chegewara/.espressif/python_env/idf5.0_py3.8_env/bin/python /home/chegewara/esp/master/components/app_update/otatool.py will search for a serial port. To specify a port, set the ESPPORT environment variable.
Note: /home/chegewara/.espressif/python_env/idf5.0_py3.8_env/bin/python /home/chegewara/esp/master/components/app_update/otatool.py will attempt to set baud rate automatically. To specify a baud rate, set the ESPBAUD environment variable.

chegewara@ubuntu:~/.../.../project$ idf.py erase-otadata -p /dev/ttyUSB0  
Usage: idf.py erase-otadata [OPTIONS]
Try 'idf.py erase-otadata --help' for help.

Error: No such option: -p

[chegewara]

Now funny part:

idf.py erase-otadata 
Executing action: erase-otadata
Running ninja in directory /home/chegewara/../../project/build
Executing "ninja erase-otadata"...
[0/1] cd /home/chegewara/esp/master/components/app_update && /usr/bin/cmake -D IDF_...ct/build" -P /home/chegewara/esp/master/components/esptool_py/run_serial_tool.cmake
Note: /home/chegewara/.espressif/python_env/idf5.0_py3.8_env/bin/python /home/chegewara/esp/master/components/app_update/otatool.py will search for a serial port. To specify a port, set the ESPPORT environment variable.
Note: /home/chegewara/.espressif/python_env/idf5.0_py3.8_env/bin/python /home/chegewara/esp/master/components/app_update/otatool.py will attempt to set baud rate automatically. To specify a baud rate, set the ESPBAUD environment variable.

chegewara@ubuntu:~$ cd ~/esp/master/examples/get-started/hello_world/
chegewara@ubuntu:~/esp/master/examples/get-started/hello_world$ idf.py erase-otadata 
Executing action: erase-otadata
Running ninja in directory /home/chegewara/esp/master/examples/get-started/hello_world/build
Executing "ninja erase-otadata"...
ninja: error: unknown target 'erase-otadata'
ninja failed with exit code 1

It is from espressif example, where build and monitor work perfectly fine. It the same terminal window, the same environment, just changed folder to examples hello-world. As you can see from my project i can call erase-otadata, even if it does not work, and from hello-world i cant even call it.

[dobairoland]

Ok, thanks @chegewara. We'll look into this why it is not working.