Error in cleaning an NRF5 SDK 11 sketch: "make: *** ../../../../../../components/toolchain/gcc: Is a directory. Stop."

[sorceressofmaths]

Hello,

I am currently writing firmware using NRF52 SDK 11.0 (there are plans to port to SDK 15 eventually, but for now I need to get it running with 11) on Ubuntu 18.04. After running "make clean" the console outputs "make: *** ../../../../../../components/toolchain/gcc: Is a directory.  Stop." I've never seen make fail in this way before.

I have the GCC ARM tools and the path variable is pointing to them. I did also just pull the firmware from a git repo. Is there anything in particular that would cause this failure?

[Turbo J]

Show us your makefile.

[sorceressofmaths]

PROJECT_NAME     := ble_app_hrs_pca10040_s132
TARGETS          := nrf52832_xxaa
OUTPUT_DIRECTORY := _build

SDK_ROOT := ../../../../../..
PROJ_DIR := ../../..

$(OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)/nrf52832_xxaa.out: \
  LINKER_SCRIPT  := ble_app_hrs_gcc_nrf52.ld

# Source files common to all targets
SRC_FILES += \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/modules/nrfx/mdk/gcc_startup_nrf52.S \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_log/src/nrf_log_backend_rtt.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_log/src/nrf_log_backend_serial.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_log/src/nrf_log_backend_uart.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_log/src/nrf_log_default_backends.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_log/src/nrf_log_frontend.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_log/src/nrf_log_str_formatter.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/button/app_button.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/util/app_error.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/util/app_error_handler_gcc.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/util/app_error_weak.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/scheduler/app_scheduler.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/timer/app_timer.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/util/app_util_platform.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/crc16/crc16.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/fds/fds.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/hardfault/hardfault_implementation.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/util/nrf_assert.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/atomic_fifo/nrf_atfifo.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/atomic_flags/nrf_atflags.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/atomic/nrf_atomic.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/balloc/nrf_balloc.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/external/fprintf/nrf_fprintf.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/external/fprintf/nrf_fprintf_format.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/fstorage/nrf_fstorage.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/fstorage/nrf_fstorage_sd.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_memobj/nrf_memobj.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/pwr_mgmt/nrf_pwr_mgmt.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_section_vars/nrf_section_iter.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/strerror/nrf_strerror.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/sensorsim/sensorsim.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/modules/nrfx/mdk/system_nrf52.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/boards/boards.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/integration/nrfx/legacy/nrf_drv_clock.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/integration/nrfx/legacy/nrf_drv_uart.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/modules/nrfx/drivers/src/nrfx_clock.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/modules/nrfx/drivers/src/nrfx_gpiote.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/modules/nrfx/drivers/src/nrfx_power_clock.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/modules/nrfx/drivers/src/prs/nrfx_prs.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/modules/nrfx/drivers/src/nrfx_uart.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/modules/nrfx/drivers/src/nrfx_uarte.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/bsp/bsp.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/bsp/bsp_btn_ble.c \
  $(PROJ_DIR)/main.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/external/segger_rtt/SEGGER_RTT.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/external/segger_rtt/SEGGER_RTT_Syscalls_GCC.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/external/segger_rtt/SEGGER_RTT_printf.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/common/ble_advdata.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_advertising/ble_advertising.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/common/ble_conn_params.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/common/ble_conn_state.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/common/ble_srv_common.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/gatt_cache_manager.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/gatts_cache_manager.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/id_manager.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/nrf_ble_gatt/nrf_ble_gatt.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/nrf_ble_qwr/nrf_ble_qwr.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/peer_data_storage.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/peer_database.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/peer_id.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/peer_manager.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/pm_buffer.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/pm_mutex.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/security_dispatcher.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager/security_manager.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_bas/ble_bas.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_dis/ble_dis.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_hrs/ble_hrs.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/softdevice/common/nrf_sdh.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/softdevice/common/nrf_sdh_ble.c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/softdevice/common/nrf_sdh_soc.c \

# Include folders common to all targets
INC_FOLDERS += \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/generic/message \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/t2t_lib \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/t4t_parser/hl_detection_procedure \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_ancs_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_ias_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/pwm \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/softdevice/s132/headers/nrf52 \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/usbd/class/cdc/acm \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/usbd/class/hid/generic \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/usbd/class/msc \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/usbd/class/hid \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/modules/nrfx/hal \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_log \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_gls \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/fstorage \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/text \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/mutex \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/gpiote \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_log/src \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/bootloader/ble_dfu \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/common \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/boards \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/generic/record \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_memobj \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/t4t_parser/cc_file \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_advertising \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_bas_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/modules/nrfx/drivers/include \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_task_manager \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_hrs_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/le_oob_rec \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/queue \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/pwr_mgmt \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_dtm \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/toolchain/cmsis/include \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_rscs_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/common \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_lls \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/bsp \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/ac_rec \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_bas \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_section_vars \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/softdevice/s132/headers \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_ans_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/slip \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/delay \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_mpu \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/mem_manager \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/csense_drv \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_nus_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/usbd/config \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/softdevice/common \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_ias \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/usbd/class/hid/mouse \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/low_power_pwm \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/conn_hand_parser/ble_oob_advdata_parser \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_dfu \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/external/fprintf \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/atomic \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/scheduler \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/cli \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_lbs \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_hts \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/crc16 \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/t4t_parser/apdu \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/util \
  ../config \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/usbd/class/cdc \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/csense \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/balloc \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/ecc \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/hardfault \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_cscs \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/hci \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/timer \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/integration/nrfx \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/t4t_parser/tlv \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/sortlist \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/spi_mngr \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_stack_guard \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/led_softblink \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/conn_hand_parser \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/sdcard \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/parser/record \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/modules/nrfx/mdk \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_cts_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/conn_hand_parser/le_oob_rec_parser \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_nus \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/twi_mngr \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_hids \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/strerror \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/crc32 \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/ble_oob_advdata \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/t2t_parser \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/ble_pair_msg \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/usbd/class/audio \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/t4t_lib/hal_t4t \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/sensorsim \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/t4t_lib \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/peer_manager \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/drivers_nrf/usbd \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_tps \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/parser/message \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_dis \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/uri \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/nrf_ble_gatt \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/nrf_ble_qwr \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/gfx \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/button \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/modules/nrfx \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/twi_sensor \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/integration/nrfx/legacy \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/usbd/class/hid/kbd \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/ep_oob_rec \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/external/segger_rtt \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/atomic_fifo \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/experimental_ringbuf \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_lbs_c \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/ble_pair_lib \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/crypto \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_racp \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/fds \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/launchapp \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/atomic_flags \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_rscs \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/connection_handover/hs_rec \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/t2t_lib/hal_t2t \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/libraries/usbd \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/nfc/ndef/conn_hand_parser/ac_rec_parser \
  $(SDK_ROOT)/components/ble/ble_services/ble_hrs \

# Libraries common to all targets
LIB_FILES += \

# Optimization flags
OPT = -O3 -g3
# Uncomment the line below to enable link time optimization
#OPT += -flto

# C flags common to all targets
CFLAGS += $(OPT)
CFLAGS += -DBLE_STACK_SUPPORT_REQD
CFLAGS += -DBOARD_PCA10040
CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_GPIO_AS_PINRESET
CFLAGS += -DFLOAT_ABI_HARD
CFLAGS += -DNRF52
CFLAGS += -DNRF52832_XXAA
CFLAGS += -DNRF52_PAN_74
CFLAGS += -DNRF_SD_BLE_API_VERSION=6
CFLAGS += -DS132
CFLAGS += -DSOFTDEVICE_PRESENT
CFLAGS += -DSWI_DISABLE0
CFLAGS += -mcpu=cortex-m4
CFLAGS += -mthumb -mabi=aapcs
CFLAGS += -Wall -Werror
CFLAGS += -mfloat-abi=hard -mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16
# keep every function in a separate section, this allows linker to discard unused ones
CFLAGS += -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-strict-aliasing
CFLAGS += -fno-builtin -fshort-enums

# C++ flags common to all targets
CXXFLAGS += $(OPT)

# Assembler flags common to all targets
ASMFLAGS += -g3
ASMFLAGS += -mcpu=cortex-m4
ASMFLAGS += -mthumb -mabi=aapcs
ASMFLAGS += -mfloat-abi=hard -mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16
ASMFLAGS += -DBLE_STACK_SUPPORT_REQD
ASMFLAGS += -DBOARD_PCA10040
ASMFLAGS += -DCONFIG_GPIO_AS_PINRESET
ASMFLAGS += -DFLOAT_ABI_HARD
ASMFLAGS += -DNRF52
ASMFLAGS += -DNRF52832_XXAA
ASMFLAGS += -DNRF52_PAN_74
ASMFLAGS += -DNRF_SD_BLE_API_VERSION=6
ASMFLAGS += -DS132
ASMFLAGS += -DSOFTDEVICE_PRESENT
ASMFLAGS += -DSWI_DISABLE0

# Linker flags
LDFLAGS += $(OPT)
LDFLAGS += -mthumb -mabi=aapcs -L$(SDK_ROOT)/modules/nrfx/mdk -T$(LINKER_SCRIPT)
LDFLAGS += -mcpu=cortex-m4
LDFLAGS += -mfloat-abi=hard -mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16
# let linker dump unused sections
LDFLAGS += -Wl,--gc-sections
# use newlib in nano version
LDFLAGS += --specs=nano.specs

nrf52832_xxaa: CFLAGS += -D__HEAP_SIZE=8192
nrf52832_xxaa: CFLAGS += -D__STACK_SIZE=8192
nrf52832_xxaa: ASMFLAGS += -D__HEAP_SIZE=8192
nrf52832_xxaa: ASMFLAGS += -D__STACK_SIZE=8192

# Add standard libraries at the very end of the linker input, after all objects
# that may need symbols provided by these libraries.
LIB_FILES += -lc -lnosys -lm


.PHONY: default help

# Default target - first one defined
default: nrf52832_xxaa

# Print all targets that can be built
help:
	@echo following targets are available:
	@echo		nrf52832_xxaa
	@echo		flash_softdevice
	@echo		sdk_config - starting external tool for editing sdk_config.h
	@echo		flash      - flashing binary

TEMPLATE_PATH := $(SDK_ROOT)/components/toolchain/gcc


include $(TEMPLATE_PATH)/Makefile.common

$(foreach target, $(TARGETS), $(call define_target, $(target)))

.PHONY: flash flash_softdevice erase

# Flash the program
flash: $(OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)/nrf52832_xxaa.hex
	@echo Flashing: $<
	nrfjprog -f nrf52 --program $< --sectorerase
	nrfjprog -f nrf52 --reset

# Flash softdevice
flash_softdevice:
	@echo Flashing: s132_nrf52_6.0.0_softdevice.hex
	nrfjprog -f nrf52 --program $(SDK_ROOT)/components/softdevice/s132/hex/s132_nrf52_6.0.0_softdevice.hex --sectorerase
	nrfjprog -f nrf52 --reset

erase:
	nrfjprog -f nrf52 --eraseall

SDK_CONFIG_FILE := ../config/sdk_config.h
CMSIS_CONFIG_TOOL := $(SDK_ROOT)/external_tools/cmsisconfig/CMSIS_Configuration_Wizard.jar
sdk_config:
	java -jar $(CMSIS_CONFIG_TOOL) $(SDK_CONFIG_FILE)

[Håkon Alseth]

Hi,

 

Does any other examples that behave like this as well?

Your posted makefile is a SDK15 specific one, but you mention that you develop with SDK11. Are you sure you posted the correct one?

Could you also verify that the correct path is set in $SDK/components/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.posix ? 

 

Cheers,

Håkon

[sorceressofmaths]

Hello,

No, it doesn't seem to have that problem on any of the examples I tried. I think it probably is a problem with the Makefile. This makefile is the one from the sketch I'm compiling; what part of it is specific to SDK 15 and needs to be changed to work with SDK 11?

The correct path in Makefile.posix is set correctly, unless I'm supposed to direct it to the bin folder or something rather than the root folder.

[Håkon Alseth]

Your makefile points to specific things in the SDK 15 tree (file structure, file names, SoftDevice version, makefile common files etc), which is different in SDK 11.

If you need to use SDK 11 for now, use one of the makefile's in the SDK 11 examples as a starting point, then later on move to a newer SDK version.,