Compiling GitHub examples

[Javier]

Hi!,

I'm trying to compile GitHub examples, for example this github.com/.../nrf51-ble-tutorial-service

I cloned it into nRF5_SDK_12.1.0_0d23e2a/examples/peripheral. But I get a compilation error.

 javi@PC:~/Development/Nordic/nRF5_SDK_12.1.0_0d23e2a/examples/peripheral/nrf51-ble-tutorial-service/SDK11.0.0/nrf5-ble-tutorial-service/pca10028/s130/armgcc$

 make 

 rm -rf _build 

 echo  Makefile

 Makefile 

 mkdir _build 

 make: *** There is no rule to build the target  '_build/app_button.o', neccesary for 'nrf51422_xxac_s130'. 

 Stop.

I changed this line in Makefile TEMPLATE_PATH = ../../../../../../components/toolchain/gcc by this other TEMPLATE_PATH = ../../../../../../../../components/toolchain/gcc

I have the same error with other examples. I have to use SDK_11.0 to compile these examples?

Best regards

[Jørgen Holmefjord]

Hi,

The GitHub example is written for SDK 11 and will not work with SDK 12.1 without being rewritten. Some of the module APIs in SDK have changed between version 11 and 12 and some modules have been added/deprecated. See the SDK 12.1 Introduction page on the infocenter for details about changes.

SDK 12 also use a different method of configuring the modules used in each example. This might be the main reason for your error appearing.

If you just want to learn the basics in the tutorials, it is no problem using SDK 11. You can then implement the functionality in your SDK 12 application afterwards.

Best regards,

Jørgen

[Jørgen Holmefjord]

You will have to edit all the other include paths and soruce file paths in the makefile to match the new location. Remove /nrf51-ble-tutorial-service/SDK 11.0.0/ from your path (move the inner nrf5-ble-tutorial-service folder into ble_peripherals) and try again.