Issues with NCS Environment Installation on macOS

[oliver0804]

Hello,

I'm encountering issues while trying to install and update the nRF Connect SDK (NCS) environment on my macOS system.

[00:07:02] Update available https://nsscprodmedia.blob.core.windows.net/prod/software-and-other-downloads/desktop-software/nrf-command-line-tools/sw/versions-10-x-x/10-24-2/nrf-command-line-tools-10.24.2-darwin.dmg
[00:07:11] Failure (code 1).
[00:07:25] ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/opt/nordic/ncs/v2.2.0/.west/config' (/opt/nordic/ncs/v2.2.0)
[00:07:25] =========== Toolchain validation report for nRF Connect SDK Toolchain v2.2.0 ===========
[00:07:25] ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/opt/nordic/ncs/v2.2.0/.west/config' (/opt/nordic/ncs/v2.2.0)
📦 Using the nRF Connect SDK v2.6.1 at /opt/nordic/ncs/v2.6.1
🕒 zephyr-sdk is outdated. Found 0.15.1, but 0.16.5 is required by the SDK.
🕒 cmake is outdated. Found 3.20.5, but 3.21.0 is required by the SDK.
🕒 west is outdated. Found 0.14.0, but 1.2.0 is required by the SDK.
[00:07:46] =========== Toolchain validation report for nRF Connect SDK Toolchain v2.2.0 ===========
[00:07:54] nrfutil-toolchain-manager uninstall v2.2.0: Remove version
[00:07:54] =========== Toolchain validation report for nRF Connect SDK Toolchain v2.6.1 ===========
No issues were detected with the toolchain.
No issues were detected with the toolchain.
[00:08:03] nrfutil-toolchain-manager uninstall v2.5.2: Remove version
[00:08:03] nrfutil-toolchain-manager uninstall v2.5.2: Removed version v2.5.2: success
[00:08:03] nrfutil-toolchain-manager uninstall v2.5.2: Remove toolchain
[00:08:06] nrfutil-toolchain-manager uninstall v2.5.2: Removed toolchain at /opt/nordic/ncs/toolchains/20d68df7e5: success
[00:08:10] nrfutil-toolchain-manager uninstall v2.6.1: Remove version
[00:08:10] nrfutil-toolchain-manager uninstall v2.6.1: Removed version v2.6.1: success
[00:08:10] nrfutil-toolchain-manager uninstall v2.6.1: Remove toolchain
[00:08:14] nrfutil-toolchain-manager uninstall v2.6.1: Removed toolchain at /opt/nordic/ncs/toolchains/580e4ef81c: success
[00:09:11] nrfutil-toolchain-manager install v2.2.0: Download toolchain
[00:10:28] nrfutil-toolchain-manager install v2.2.0: Toolchain downloaded: success
[00:10:28] nrfutil-toolchain-manager install v2.2.0: Unpack toolchain
[00:10:36] nrfutil-toolchain-manager install v2.2.0: Toolchain unpacked to /opt/nordic/ncs/tmp/.tmpikxNNz: success
[00:10:36] nrfutil-toolchain-manager install v2.2.0: Install toolchain
[00:10:36] nrfutil-toolchain-manager install v2.2.0: Toolchain installed at /opt/nordic/ncs/toolchains/v2.2.0: success
[00:10:36] =========== Toolchain validation report for nRF Connect SDK Toolchain v2.2.0 ===========
No issues were detected with the toolchain.

[west]: updating /opt/nordic/ncs/v2.2.0...

[west]: === updating zephyr (zephyr):
[west]: --- zephyr: initializing
[west]: Initialized empty Git repository in /opt/nordic/ncs/v2.2.0/zephyr/.git/
[west]: --- zephyr: fetching, need revision v3.2.99-ncs1
[west]: From https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-zephyr
[west]:  * tag                   v3.2.99-ncs1 -> FETCH_HEAD
[west]: error: RPC failed; HTTP 400 curl 22 The requested URL returned error: 400
[west]: fatal: unable to write request to remote: Broken pipe
[west]: Auto packing the repository in background for optimum performance.
[west]: See "git help gc" for manual housekeeping.
[west]: Auto packing the repository in background for optimum performance.
[west]: See "git help gc" for manual housekeeping.
[west]: Auto packing the repository in background for optimum performance.
[west]: See "git help gc" for manual housekeeping.

[west]: updating /opt/nordic/ncs/v2.6.1...

[west]: === updating zephyr (zephyr):
[west]: --- zephyr: initializing
[west]: Initialized empty Git repository in /opt/nordic/ncs/v2.6.1/zephyr/.git/
[west]: --- zephyr: fetching, need revision v3.5.99-ncs1-1
[west]: Auto packing the repository in background for optimum performance.
[west]: See "git help gc" for manual housekeeping.
[west]: From https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-zephyr
[west]:  * tag                   v3.5.99-ncs1-1 -> FETCH_HEAD
[west]: error: RPC failed; HTTP 400 curl 22 The requested URL returned error: 400
[west]: fatal: unable to write request to remote: Broken pipe
[west]: Auto packing the repository in background for optimum performance.
[west]: See "git help gc" for manual housekeeping.
[west]: Auto packing the repository in background for optimum performance.
[west]: See "git help gc" for manual housekeeping.
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• NCS versions attempted: 2.2.0, 2.6.1

I'm unsure how to resolve these issues and would appreciate any guidance on how to successfully install and update the NCS environment on macOS.

Thank you in advance for your help!

[runsiv]

Hi Oliver

I think that there is a issue with the buffer size in the default git config on OSX. Could you try to increase it with the following command git config --global http.postBuffer 157286400 

Regards

Runar

[oliver0804]

My solution was to establish different paths, which should prevent the same issue from occurring. However, what I don't understand is that even after completely deleting everything inside the NCS folder, the same issue still occurs until I use a differently named folder.


v2.6.1 Error will appear
v2.6.1_1 can be installed without problems.

[mpw]

Did the context/environment have updated environment variables, perhaps?

[oliver0804]

No, the environment remained the same; only the NCS folder was deleted.

[runsiv]

That is strange, do you thing you could generate the support information just in case there is something to be found there? 

Regards

Runar

[Toastus]

If you haven't already done this, go to terminal and cd to the empty folder and do an ls -la there. Frequently there is a .DSStore and a .west folder there that won't appear in the visible tree or delete using select in the Finder. If removing those still shows a problem, check your workspace folder in vscode by opening it with TextEdit or similar to see if it references your deleted path, or more importantly that it points to a valid NRFConnect workspace and version number. 

[Toastus]

Best is to delete the entire v2.6.1 subfolder. Then it cannot be referenced. Be careful though, if you've inadvertently modded one of the sample sources in that folder. You may lose something (so keep it in the Trash until you know).