pc-ble-driver-py 3.6 error in compilation

[Mukul]

Hi,

I am compiling pc-ble-driver-py 3.6 version (https://github.com/jorgenmk/pc-ble-driver-py/tree/python3-support) and it gives me an error:

  0%] Building CXX object pc-ble-driver/CMakeFiles/pc_ble_driver_obj_sd_api_v3.dir/src/common/sd_rpc_impl.cpp.o
In file included from /home/mukul/nordic/6MAY/pc-ble-driver-py/pc-ble-driver/src/common/sd_rpc_impl.cpp:43:0:
/home/mukul/nordic/6MAY/pc-ble-driver-py/pc-ble-driver/include/common/internal/transport/uart_boost.h:100:18: error: ‘io_service’ in namespace ‘boost::asio’ does not name a type
     boost::asio::io_service ioService;
                  ^~~~~~~~~~
/home/mukul/nordic/6MAY/pc-ble-driver-py/pc-ble-driver/include/common/internal/transport/uart_boost.h:102:18: error: ‘io_service’ in namespace ‘boost::asio’ does not name a type
     boost::asio::io_service::work workNotifier;
                  ^~~~~~~~~~
pc-ble-driver/CMakeFiles/pc_ble_driver_obj_sd_api_v3.dir/build.make:387: recipe for target 'pc-ble-driver/CMakeFiles/pc_ble_driver_obj_sd_api_v3.dir/src/common/sd_rpc_impl.cpp.o' failed
make[2]: *** [pc-ble-driver/CMakeFiles/pc_ble_driver_obj_sd_api_v3.dir/src/common/sd_rpc_impl.cpp.o] Error 1
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:353: recipe for target 'pc-ble-driver/CMakeFiles/pc_ble_driver_obj_sd_api_v3.dir/all' failed
make[1]: *** [pc-ble-driver/CMakeFiles/pc_ble_driver_obj_sd_api_v3.dir/all] Error 2
Makefile:83: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2

Appreciate any help!

thanks,

Mukul

[Sigurd]

Hi,

Please use the code from the official repo: https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-ble-driver-py

According to this comment, there is a new release of pc-ble-driver-py with python 3 support currently in development (currently branch feature/sd132v5_py3): https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-ble-driver-py/tree/feature/s132v5_py3

If you run into any issues with that branch, please post that under Github Issues.