How to resolve list "GET given empty list CMake" error when porting nRF9151 application to custom board in NCS v2.9?

[Hunter_B]

I have finished developing an application, utilizing the nRF 9151 DK, and I am now working on transferring the firmware to a custom board and testing it. However, when creating a new custom board I am running into this error;

CMake Error at C:/Users/hunte/nrf/sysbuild/CMakeLists.txt:117 (list):
  list GET given empty list
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  cmake/modules/sysbuild_extensions.cmake:583 (nrf_PRE_CMAKE)
  cmake/modules/sysbuild_extensions.cmake:583 (cmake_language)
  cmake/modules/sysbuild_images.cmake:16 (sysbuild_module_call)
  cmake/modules/sysbuild_default.cmake:20 (include)
  C:/Users/hunte/zephyr/share/zephyr-package/cmake/ZephyrConfig.cmake:75 (include)
  C:/Users/hunte/zephyr/share/zephyr-package/cmake/ZephyrConfig.cmake:92 (include_boilerplate)
  C:/Users/hunte/zephyr/share/sysbuild-package/cmake/SysbuildConfig.cmake:8 (include)
  template/CMakeLists.txt:10 (find_package)

I have been using this lesson, Lesson 3 – Adding custom board support, as a framework for my custom board, though it may use an earlier hardware model and SDK. I am using SDK v2.9 and toolchain v2.9, and I can't  seem to find any resources online that provide a solution to this problem. Is there anything I can do to fix this?

[Øyvind]

Hello, 

Where have you stored your custom board files? Could you provide more of the logs?

I have been using this lesson, Lesson 3 – Adding custom board support, as a framework for my custom board

Could you please provide more information on exactly what steps you have done in Lesson 3?

Thanks

Kind regards,
Øyvind

[Hunter_B]

Hi,

I completed exercise 2 in lesson 3, and upon building the completed exercise I received this error.

Thanks,

Hunter

[Øyvind]

Hi Hunter, just want to to let you know that I'm looking into this. 

Could you please provide full build log including the build command at top?

Thanks.

Kind regards,
Øyvind

[Hunter_B]

Here's the output of my build command.

Fullscreen CMAKE-empty-error_devzone.txt Download

 *  Executing task: nRF Connect: Generate config yarrow_ns for c:\ncs\RefLabs\Yarrow 

Building Yarrow
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "west build --build-dir c:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/build_custom c:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow --pristine --board yarrow_ns --sysbuild -- -DNCS_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=NONE -DCONF_FILE=prj.conf -DEXTRA_CONF_FILE=config/button.conf;config/location.conf;config/queue.conf -DDTC_OVERLAY_FILE=boards/arm/yarrow/app.overlay -DBOARD_ROOT=c:/ncs/reflabs/yarrow"

-- west build: generating a build system
Loading Zephyr module(s) (Zephyr base): sysbuild_default
-- Found Python3: C:/ncs/toolchains/b620d30767/opt/bin/python.exe (found suitable version "3.12.4", minimum required is "3.8") found components: Interpreter 
-- Cache files will be written to: C:/Users/hunte/zephyr/.cache
-- Found west (found suitable version "1.2.0", minimum required is "0.14.0")
-- Board: yarrow_ns
Parsing C:/Users/hunte/zephyr/share/sysbuild/Kconfig
Loaded configuration 'C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/build_custom/_sysbuild/empty.conf'
Merged configuration 'C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/build_custom/_sysbuild/empty.conf'
Configuration saved to 'C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/build_custom/zephyr/.config'
Kconfig header saved to 'C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/build_custom/_sysbuild/autoconf.h'
CMake Error at C:/Users/hunte/nrf/sysbuild/CMakeLists.txt:117 (list):
  list GET given empty list
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  cmake/modules/sysbuild_extensions.cmake:583 (nrf_PRE_CMAKE)
  cmake/modules/sysbuild_extensions.cmake:583 (cmake_language)
  cmake/modules/sysbuild_images.cmake:16 (sysbuild_module_call)
  cmake/modules/sysbuild_default.cmake:20 (include)
  C:/Users/hunte/zephyr/share/zephyr-package/cmake/ZephyrConfig.cmake:75 (include)
  C:/Users/hunte/zephyr/share/zephyr-package/cmake/ZephyrConfig.cmake:92 (include_boilerplate)
  C:/Users/hunte/zephyr/share/sysbuild-package/cmake/SysbuildConfig.cmake:8 (include)
  template/CMakeLists.txt:10 (find_package)


-- 
   ****************************
   * Running CMake for Yarrow *
   ****************************

Loading Zephyr default modules (Zephyr base).
-- Application: C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow
-- CMake version: 3.21.0
-- Found Python3: C:/ncs/toolchains/b620d30767/opt/bin/python.exe (found suitable version "3.12.4", minimum required is "3.8") found components: Interpreter 
-- Cache files will be written to: C:/Users/hunte/zephyr/.cache
-- Zephyr version: 3.7.99 (C:/Users/hunte/zephyr)
-- Found west (found suitable version "1.2.0", minimum required is "0.14.0")
-- Board: yarrow_ns
-- Found host-tools: zephyr 0.17.0 (C:/ncs/toolchains/b620d30767/opt/zephyr-sdk)
-- Found toolchain: zephyr 0.17.0 (C:/ncs/toolchains/b620d30767/opt/zephyr-sdk)
-- Found Dtc: C:/ncs/toolchains/b620d30767/opt/bin/dtc.exe (found suitable version "1.4.7", minimum required is "1.4.6") 
-- Found BOARD.dts: C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/boards/arm/yarrow/yarrow_ns.dts
-- Found devicetree overlay: boards/arm/yarrow/app.overlay
-- Generated zephyr.dts: C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/build_custom/Yarrow/zephyr/zephyr.dts
-- Generated devicetree_generated.h: C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/build_custom/Yarrow/zephyr/include/generated/zephyr/devicetree_generated.h
-- Including generated dts.cmake file: C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/build_custom/Yarrow/zephyr/dts.cmake

warning: PARTITION_MANAGER_ENABLED (defined at
C:/Users/hunte/nrf\subsys\partition_manager/Kconfig:9) was assigned the value 'n' but got the value
'y'. See http://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/kconfig.html#CONFIG_PARTITION_MANAGER_ENABLED and/or
look up PARTITION_MANAGER_ENABLED in the menuconfig/guiconfig interface. The Application Development
Primer, Setting Configuration Values, and Kconfig - Tips and Best Practices sections of the manual
might be helpful too.


warning: PM_SINGLE_IMAGE (defined at C:/Users/hunte/nrf\subsys\partition_manager/Kconfig:164) was
assigned the value 'n' but got the value 'y'. See
http://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/kconfig.html#CONFIG_PM_SINGLE_IMAGE and/or look up
PM_SINGLE_IMAGE in the menuconfig/guiconfig interface. The Application Development Primer, Setting
Configuration Values, and Kconfig - Tips and Best Practices sections of the manual might be helpful
too.


warning: Deprecated symbol PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_INIT is enabled.


warning: Deprecated symbol POSIX_CLOCK is enabled.


warning: Deprecated symbol NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES is enabled.


warning: Experimental symbol NET_SOCKETS_SERVICE is enabled.


warning: Experimental symbol NET_CONNECTION_MANAGER is enabled.

Parsing C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/Kconfig
Loaded configuration 'C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/boards/arm/yarrow/yarrow_ns_defconfig'
Merged configuration 'C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/prj.conf'
Merged configuration 'C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/config/button.conf'
Merged configuration 'C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/config/location.conf'
Merged configuration 'C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/config/queue.conf'
Merged configuration 'C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/build_custom/Yarrow/zephyr/.config.sysbuild'
Configuration saved to 'C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/build_custom/Yarrow/zephyr/.config'
Kconfig header saved to 'C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/build_custom/Yarrow/zephyr/include/generated/zephyr/autoconf.h'
-- Found GnuLd: c:/ncs/toolchains/b620d30767/opt/zephyr-sdk/arm-zephyr-eabi/arm-zephyr-eabi/bin/ld.bfd.exe (found version "2.38") 
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 12.2.0
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 12.2.0
-- The ASM compiler identification is GNU
-- Found assembler: C:/ncs/toolchains/b620d30767/opt/zephyr-sdk/arm-zephyr-eabi/bin/arm-zephyr-eabi-gcc.exe
CMake Deprecation Warning at C:/Users/hunte/zephyr/soc/CMakeLists.txt:15 (message):
  

            ---------------------------------------------------------------------
            --- WARNING: Functionality to describe SoCs in HWMv1 is           ---
            --- deprecated and should be replaced with HWMv2, including       ---
            --- boards. HWMv1 SoCs support remains only to ease the migration ---
            --- of out-of-tree SoCs and associated boards. It will not be     ---
            --- possible to build using HWMv1 SoCs at all in future releases. ---
            ---------------------------------------------------------------------


=========== Generating psa_crypto_config ===============
Backup: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_SPM: False
Backup: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_C: False
Backup: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_ENCODES_OWNER: False
Backup: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_SETUP_TEARDOWN_ALT: False
Backup: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_THREADING: False
Backup: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_THREADING_ALT: False
=========== Checkpoint: backup ===============
Restore: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_SPM: False
Restore: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_C: False
Restore: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_ENCODES_OWNER: False
Restore: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_SETUP_TEARDOWN_ALT: False
Restore: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_THREADING: False
Restore: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_THREADING_ALT: False
=========== End psa_crypto_config ===============
=========== Generating psa_crypto_library_config ===============
Backup: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_C: False
Backup: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_ENCODES_OWNER: False
Backup: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_SPM: False
Backup: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO: True
Backup: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_PRINTF_ALT: False
Backup: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_THREADING: False
Backup: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_THREADING_ALT: False
=========== Checkpoint: backup ===============
Restore: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_C: False
Restore: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_ENCODES_OWNER: False
Restore: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_SPM: False
Restore: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO: True
Restore: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_PRINTF_ALT: False
Restore: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_THREADING: False
Restore: CONFIG_MBEDTLS_THREADING_ALT: False
=========== End psa_crypto_library_config ===============
-- Setting build type to 'MinSizeRel' as none was specified.
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/build_custom/Yarrow
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "C:/ncs/RefLabs/Yarrow/build_custom/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
FATAL ERROR: command exited with status 1: 'C:\ncs\toolchains\b620d30767\opt\bin\cmake.EXE' -DWEST_PYTHON=C:/ncs/toolchains/b620d30767/opt/bin/python.exe '-Bc:\ncs\RefLabs\Yarrow\build_custom' -GNinja -DBOARD=yarrow_ns -DNCS_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=NONE -DCONF_FILE=prj.conf '-DEXTRA_CONF_FILE=config/button.conf;config/location.conf;config/queue.conf' -DDTC_OVERLAY_FILE=boards/arm/yarrow/app.overlay -DBOARD_ROOT=c:/ncs/reflabs/yarrow '-SC:\Users\hunte\zephyr\share\sysbuild' '-DAPP_DIR:PATH=c:\ncs\RefLabs\Yarrow'

 *  The terminal process terminated with exit code: 1. 
 *  Terminal will be reused by tasks, press any key to close it.

Let me know if this is what you had in mind, or if you need something else, thankyou!

[Øyvind]

Hello, and thanks for sharing. I've been trying to reproduce on my side without luck. I followed the steps as described in Lesson 3, and built the AT Client sample with this board.

I added the customer board as described in Option 3: From within VS Code.

Kind regards,
Øyvind