Issue Building Examples for nRF5 SDK for Mesh

[abumbalough21]

I am using version 4.1 of the Mesh SDK and version 16.0.0 of the nRF5 SDK on Windows. I was able to successfully generate the ninja build files using CMake. However, when I run ninja to build the examples it fails on building ASM object. It seems that the assembler is getting called with some invalid options.

CMake Output:

C:\Users\abumbalo\.nrf\nrf5_SDK_for_Mesh_v4.1.0_src\build>cmake -G Ninja -DPLATFORM=nrf52840_xxAA ..
-- Configuring CMake for nRF5 SDK for Bluetooth Mesh 4.1.0
-- Found PythonInterp: C:/Users/abumbalo/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python38-32/python.exe (found version "3.8.3")
-- Could NOT find Doxygen (missing: DOXYGEN_EXECUTABLE)
CMake Warning at CMake/FindSDK.cmake:24 (message):
  Could not find `patch` executable.  Automatic patching of the nRF5 SDK not
  supported.  See for diff to apply.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:49 (include)

-- SDK_ROOT=C:/Users/abumbalo/.nrf/nrf5_SDK_for_Mesh_v4.1.0_src/../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2 --- set with default PATH
-- Setting build type to 'RelWithDebInfo' as none was specified.
-- PC-Lint executable not found. Linting disabled.
-- SDK: nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2
-- Platform: nrf52840_xxAA
-- Arch: cortex-m4f
-- SoftDevice: s140_7.0.1
-- Board: pca10056
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 9.3.1
-- The ASM compiler identification is GNU
-- Found assembler: C:/Program Files (x86)/GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain/9 2020-q2-update/bin/arm-none-eabi-as.exe
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain/9 2020-q2-update/bin/arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain/9 2020-q2-update/bin/arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
CMake Warning at CMakeLists.txt:110 (message):
  Doxygen not found, documentation build is not available

-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: C:/Users/abumbalo/.nrf/nrf5_SDK_for_Mesh_v4.1.0_src/build

Ninja Output:

C:\Users\abumbalo\.nrf\nrf5_SDK_for_Mesh_v4.1.0_src\build>ninja
[66/2229] Building ASM object examples/beaconing/CMakeFiles/beaconing_nrf52840_xxAA_s...ers/abumbalo/.nrf/nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/modules/nrfx/mdk/gcc_startup_nrf52840.S.obj
FAILED: examples/beaconing/CMakeFiles/beaconing_nrf52840_xxAA_s140_7.0.1.dir/C_/Users/abumbalo/.nrf/nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/modules/nrfx/mdk/gcc_startup_nrf52840.S.obj
C:\PROGRA~2\GNUARM~1\92020-~1\bin\ARM-NO~3.EXE -DBOARD_PCA10056 -DCONFIG_GPIO_AS_PINRESET -DNRF52840 -DNRF52840_XXAA -DNRF52_SERIES -DNRF_SD_BLE_API_VERSION=7 -DS140 -DSOFTDEVICE_PRESENT -DUSE_APP_CONFIG -I../examples/beaconing/include -I../examples/beaconing/../include -I../examples/common/include -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/components/ble/common -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/components/softdevice/common -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/components/libraries/strerror -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/components/libraries/atomic -I../models/foundation/config/include -I../models/foundation/health/include -I../mesh/stack/api -I../mesh/core/api -I../mesh/core/include -I../mesh/access/api -I../mesh/access/include -I../mesh/dfu/api -I../mesh/dfu/include -I../mesh/prov/api -I../mesh/prov/include -I../mesh/bearer/api -I../mesh/bearer/include -I../mesh/gatt/api -I../mesh/gatt/include -I../mesh/friend/api -I../mesh/friend/include -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/components/softdevice/s140/headers -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/components/softdevice/s140/headers/nrf52 -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/modules/nrfx -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/modules/nrfx/mdk -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/modules/nrfx/hal -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/components/toolchain/cmsis/include -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/components/toolchain/gcc -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/components/toolchain/cmsis/dsp/GCC -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/components/boards -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/integration/nrfx -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/components/libraries/util -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/components/libraries/timer -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/components/libraries/log -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/components/libraries/log/src -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/components/libraries/experimental_section_vars -I../../nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/components/libraries/delay -I../external/rtt/include -I../external/micro-ecc -I../external/micro-ecc/../../mesh/core/include -O2 -g -DNDEBUG   -mcpu=cortex-m4 -mthumb -mabi=aapcs -mfloat-abi=hard -mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16 -MD -MT examples/beaconing/CMakeFiles/beaconing_nrf52840_xxAA_s140_7.0.1.dir/C_/Users/abumbalo/.nrf/nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/modules/nrfx/mdk/gcc_startup_nrf52840.S.obj -MF examples\beaconing\CMakeFiles\beaconing_nrf52840_xxAA_s140_7.0.1.dir\C_\Users\abumbalo\.nrf\nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2\modules\nrfx\mdk\gcc_startup_nrf52840.S.obj.d -o examples/beaconing/CMakeFiles/beaconing_nrf52840_xxAA_s140_7.0.1.dir/C_/Users/abumbalo/.nrf/nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/modules/nrfx/mdk/gcc_startup_nrf52840.S.obj -c C:/Users/abumbalo/.nrf/nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2/modules/nrfx/mdk/gcc_startup_nrf52840.S
C:\PROGRA~2\GNUARM~1\92020-~1\bin\ARM-NO~3.EXE: unrecognized option `-BOARD_PCA10056'
[79/2229] Building C object examples/beaconing/CMakeFiles/beaconing_nrf52840_xxAA_s140_7.0.1.dir/__/__/external/app_timer/app_timer_mesh.c.obj
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.

I have also attached the build.ninja file that was generated by CMake

[Mttrinh]

Hi,

Did you follow this documentation when using CMake? Can you try including this command -DTOOLCHAIN=<toolchain>, when you generate the build files in step 1? Does it make any difference?

[abumbalough21]

Yes, that was the documentation I was following to build the Mesh SDK with CMake. I tried again with the DTOOLCHAIN flag and had the same results as above. 

It is suspicious to me that in line 4 of the Ninja output above, the first argument to the command is -DBOARD_PCA10056, however in the next line the error message says "unrecognized option '-BOARD_PCA10056'" without the preceding D.

[Mttrinh]

Are you using a fresh copy the SDKs from our website?

I will test it over here and see if I can reproduce the same issue.

[Mttrinh]

I had no problem building it here. Can you try with a fresh copy of the SDK? 

[abumbalough21]

I downloaded a fresh copy of both the nRF5 SDK and the SDK for Mesh. Unfortunately I am still receiving the same error. Are you also building on a Windows 10 system? I may set up a Linux VM and try building in that environment.