Why does building pc-ble-driver heart_rate_collector example fail?

[Steven Grunza]

I am trying to use the pc-ble-driver and as a first step want to use the heart_rate_collector example.  I downloaded the source as follows:

git clone https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-ble-driver.git pc-ble-driver.git

cd pc-gle-driver.git

git checkout v4.1.2

I then followed the instructions from https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-ble-driver/tree/v4.1.2#compiling-pc-ble-driver-from-source to try to build a Makefile for the example/heart_rate_collector sample.

My environment is 64-bit Windows 10 with VisualStudio Build tools 2019.  I used a "x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019 to run the commands.  I ran into some errors and issues along the way and had to make some changes to handle them.  These are the commands I used:

git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git

cd vcpkg

git checkout tags/2020.04

.\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat

C:\Projects\BLEapp\pc-ble-driver.git\build>echo %VCPKG_ROOT%
C:\Projects\BLEapp\pc-ble-driver.git\vcpkg

C:\Projects\BLEapp\pc-ble-driver.git\build>where gcc
C:\TDM-GCC-64\bin\gcc.exe

C:\Projects\BLEapp\pc-ble-driver.git\build>gcc --version
gcc (tdm64-1) 9.2.0


C:\Projects\BLEapp\pc-ble-driver.git

mkdir build
cd build
vcpkg install asio --triplet x64-windows
vcpkg install catch2 --triplet x64-windows
vcpkg install spdlog --triplet x64-windows

cmake -G Ninja ..

cmake --build .

The last line failed with:

[11/262] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/nrf_ble_driver_obj_sd_api_v2.dir/src/common/platform/win/enumser.cpp.obj
FAILED: CMakeFiles/nrf_ble_driver_obj_sd_api_v2.dir/src/common/platform/win/enumser.cpp.obj
C:\TDM-GCC-64\bin\c++.exe  -DASIO_STANDALONE -DHCI_LINK_CONTROL -DNRF_SD_BLE_API_VERSION=2 -DSD_RPC_EXPORTS -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -isystem ../src/sd_api_common/sdk/components/libraries/util -isystem ../src/sd_api_v2/sdk/components/serialization/application/codecs/common -isystem ../src/sd_api_v2/sdk/components/serialization/application/codecs/s130/serializers -isystem ../src/sd_api_v2/sdk/components/serialization/common -isystem ../src/sd_api_v2/sdk/components/serialization/common/struct_ser/s130 -isystem ../include/common -isystem ../include/common/internal -isystem ../include/common/internal/transport -isystem ../vcpkg/installed/x64-windows/include -isystem ../include/common/config -isystem ../include/common/sdk_compat -isystem ../include/sd_api_v2 -Wall -Wno-unknown-pragmas -Wno-undef -Wno-long-long -Wfloat-equal -Wpointer-arith -Wlogical-op -std=c++14 -std=gnu++14 -MD -MT CMakeFiles/nrf_ble_driver_obj_sd_api_v2.dir/src/common/platform/win/enumser.cpp.obj -MF CMakeFiles\nrf_ble_driver_obj_sd_api_v2.dir\src\common\platform\win\enumser.cpp.obj.d -o CMakeFiles/nrf_ble_driver_obj_sd_api_v2.dir/src/common/platform/win/enumser.cpp.obj -c ../src/common/platform/win/enumser.cpp

There were many, many more lines of diagnostics created.  I can add them if necessary but the end result is the same; I cannot get the driver to build the Makefile I need to use the examples.

This could be caused by using gcc 9.2.0, or maybe VS 2019, or maybe 64-bit, or maybe something else.  

Any suggestions on how to get the Makefile for example/heart_rate_collector to be generated?

[Steven Grunza]

I realized after posting that the error information isn't in the original post.  Here it almost was.  Seems the insert code cannot handle that much (1000+ lines).  Here is the output up to the first error:

In file included from ../src/common/platform/win/stdafx.h:74,
                 from ../src/common/platform/win/enumser.cpp:59:
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h: In function 'WCHAR* StdCodeCvt(PWSTR, int, PCSTR, int, const std::locale&)':
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:896:22: warning: unused variable 'res' [-Wunused-variable]
  896 |    SSCodeCvt::result res = conv.in(st,
      |                      ^~~
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h: In function 'CHAR* StdCodeCvt(PSTR, int, PCWSTR, int, const std::locale&)':
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:934:22: warning: unused variable 'res' [-Wunused-variable]
  934 |    SSCodeCvt::result res = conv.out(st,
      |                      ^~~
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h: In function 'void ssasn(std::string&, const wstring&)':
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:1358:3: warning: statement has no effect [-Wunused-value]
 1358 |   szCvt;
      |   ^~~~~
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h: In function 'void ssasn(std::string&, PCWSTR)':
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:1388:3: warning: statement has no effect [-Wunused-value]
 1388 |   szCvt;
      |   ^~~~~
In file included from ../src/common/platform/win/stdafx.h:74,
                 from ../src/common/platform/win/enumser.cpp:59:
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h: In function 'void ssasn(std::string&, int)':
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:1398:9: warning: statement has no effect [-Wunused-value]
 1398 |  UNUSED(nNull);
      |         ^~~~~
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:686:21: note: in definition of macro 'UNUSED'
  686 |   #define UNUSED(x) x
      |                     ^
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h: In function 'void ssasn(std::wstring&, int)':
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:1475:9: warning: statement has no effect [-Wunused-value]
 1475 |  UNUSED(nNull);
      |         ^~~~~
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:686:21: note: in definition of macro 'UNUSED'
  686 |   #define UNUSED(x) x
      |                     ^
In file included from ../src/common/platform/win/stdafx.h:74,
                 from ../src/common/platform/win/enumser.cpp:59:
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h: In function 'void ssadd(std::string&, const wstring&)':
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:1508:3: warning: statement has no effect [-Wunused-value]
 1508 |   szCvt;
      |   ^~~~~
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h: In function 'void ssadd(std::string&, PCWSTR)':
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:1536:3: warning: statement has no effect [-Wunused-value]
 1536 |   szCvt;
      |   ^~~~~
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h: In function 'void ssadd(std::wstring&, const string&)':
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:1581:3: warning: statement has no effect [-Wunused-value]
 1581 |   szCvt;
      |   ^~~~~
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h: In function 'void ssadd(std::wstring&, PCSTR)':
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:1601:3: warning: statement has no effect [-Wunused-value]
 1601 |   szCvt;
      |   ^~~~~
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h: At global scope:
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:3335:44: warning: dynamic exception specifications are deprecated in C++11 [-Wdeprecated]
 3335 |  void FormatMessage(PCMYSTR szFormat, ...) throw(std::exception)
      |                                            ^~~~~
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:3352:42: warning: dynamic exception specifications are deprecated in C++11 [-Wdeprecated]
 3352 |  void FormatMessage(UINT nFormatId, ...) throw(std::exception)
      |                                          ^~~~~
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h: In member function 'void CStdStr<CT>::FormatV(const CT*, va_list)':
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:3218:3: error: 'size_type' was not declared in this scope; did you mean 'size_t'?
 3218 |   size_type nActual = 0;
      |   ^~~~~~~~~
      |   size_t
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:3231:4: error: 'nActual' was not declared in this scope
 3231 |    nActual   = nUsed == -1 ? nChars-1 : SSMIN(nUsed, nChars-1);
      |    ^~~~~~~
../src/common/platform/win/stdstring.h:3239:22: error: 'nActual' was not declared in this scope
 3239 |   this->assign(pBuf, nActual);
      |                      ^~~~~~~

[Didrik Rokhaug]

Hi, and sorry for the late answer, but because of summer vacations we are a bit short on staff at the moment.

I am unable to reproduce your errors.

Could you pipe the output from both the configuration and build step, and send the files to me?

cmake -G Ninja .. > cmake.txt
cmake --build . > build.txt

Best regards,

Didrik

[Vraj Joshi]

Hi Didrik Rokhaug,  

I am facing a similar problem.

Didrik Rokhaug said:

Could you pipe the output from both the configuration and build step, and send the files to me?

I am attaching the files that you have asked for, Can you please look into it and help me?

Thanks,

Vraj Joshi

8345.build.txt

Fullscreen cmake.txt Download

-- NRF_BLE_DRIVER_VERSION not specified, setting it to 0.0.0
-- Architecture not set, using native 64-bit toolchain.
-- Building with build type: Debug.
-- Compiled tests are installed in directory "bin"
-- Compiled examples are installed in directory "bin"
-- Did not find clang-tidy, target tidy is disabled.
-- If clang-tidy is installed, make sure run-clang-tidy.py and clang-tidy is in PATH
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: E:/pc-ble-driver/build

[Didrik Rokhaug]

Hi Vraj Joshi,

I recommend you open a new ticket, rather than commenting on one that is 1,5 years old.

In the new ticket, please include the steps you took when building the pc-ble-driver, and the errors you get.

It could also be helpful if you include which versions of the toolchains you are using.

Best regards,

Didrik