Failes to load sample project on macOS

[doozMen]

I try to folloe the tutorial devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../nrf-connect-sdk-tutorial---part-1-ncs-v1-4-0  but this failed. What did I try

1. install on macOS using setup assistant -> failed due to missing import yaml in python

2. install on macOS using Toolchain manager -> failed due to missing git

3. install windows -> fails as I due not seam able to install the segger embedded studio with Nordic tools

Output of my last attempt with FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'git'

Creating solution peripheral_lbs.emProject
  /opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/toolchain/bin/cmake -GNinja -DBOARD=thingy91_nrf52840 -DBOARD_DIR=/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/nrf/boards/arm/thingy91_nrf52840 -B/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/nrf/samples/bluetooth/peripheral_lbs/build_thingy91_nrf52840 -S/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/nrf/samples/bluetooth/peripheral_lbs -DNCS_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=1.4.2 -D WEST=/Users/stijnwillems/.pyenv/shims/west -DEXTRA_KCONFIG_TARGETS=menuconfig_ses -DEXTRA_KCONFIG_TARGET_COMMAND_FOR_menuconfig_ses=/Applications/arm_segger_embedded_studio_v534a_macos_x64_nordic/html/configure_nordic_project_menuconfig.py
  -- Application: /opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/nrf/samples/bluetooth/peripheral_lbs
  -- Zephyr version: 2.4.0 (/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/zephyr)
  -- Found west (found suitable version "0.7.2", minimum required is "0.7.1")
  -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
  Including boilerplate (Zephyr base (cached)): /opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/zephyr/cmake/app/boilerplate.cmake
  -- Using NCS Toolchain 1.4.2 for building. (/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/toolchain/cmake)
  CMake Error at /opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/zephyr/cmake/zephyr_module.cmake:48 (message):
    Traceback (most recent call last):
  
      File "/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/zephyr/scripts/zephyr_module.py", line 326, in <module>
        main()
      File "/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/zephyr/scripts/zephyr_module.py", line 235, in main
        manifest = Manifest.from_file()
      File "/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/toolchain/Cellar/[email protected]/3.8.2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/west/manifest.py", line 252, in from_file
        return Manifest(**kwargs)
      File "/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/toolchain/Cellar/[email protected]/3.8.2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/west/manifest.py", line 413, in __init__
        self._load(source_data['manifest'], manifest_path,
      File "/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/toolchain/Cellar/[email protected]/3.8.2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/west/manifest.py", line 599, in _load
        self._load_projects(manifest, url_bases, defaults, ctx)
      File "/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/toolchain/Cellar/[email protected]/3.8.2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/west/manifest.py", line 800, in _load_projects
        self._import_from_project(project, imp, ctx)
      File "/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/toolchain/Cellar/[email protected]/3.8.2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/west/manifest.py", line 873, in _import_from_project
        self._import_path_from_project(project, imap.file,
      File "/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/toolchain/Cellar/[email protected]/3.8.2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/west/manifest.py", line 884, in _import_path_from_project
        imported = self._import_content_from_project(project, path)
      File "/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/toolchain/Cellar/[email protected]/3.8.2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/west/manifest.py", line 923, in _import_content_from_project
        project.is_cloned():
      File "/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/toolchain/Cellar/[email protected]/3.8.2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/west/manifest.py", line 1332, in is_cloned
        res = self.git('rev-parse --show-cdup', check=False,
      File "/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/toolchain/Cellar/[email protected]/3.8.2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/west/manifest.py", line 1231, in git
        popen = subprocess.Popen(
      File "/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/toolchain/Cellar/[email protected]/3.8.2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/subprocess.py", line 854, in __init__
        self._execute_child(args, executable, preexec_fn, close_fds,
      File "/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/toolchain/Cellar/[email protected]/3.8.2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/subprocess.py", line 1702, in _execute_child
        raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg, err_filename)
  
    FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'git'
  
  Call Stack (most recent call first):
    /opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/zephyr/cmake/app/boilerplate.cmake:150 (include)
    /opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/zephyr/share/zephyr-package/cmake/ZephyrConfig.cmake:24 (include)
    /opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/zephyr/share/zephyr-package/cmake/ZephyrConfig.cmake:40 (include_boilerplate)
    CMakeLists.txt:8 (find_package)
  
  
  
  error: cmake failed
  create_nordic_project.py failed (1)

[doozMen]

This is solved by updating to python higher then 3.9. This was suggested by IanAberhttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/62769/after-upgrading-from-1-3-0-rc1-to-1-3-0-i-get-the-error-modulenotfounderror-no-module-named-yaml/293807#293807  and to do so I had to do 2 things

1. setup python using instructions Python 3 using pyenv

2. launch from commandline <#path to Segger ... .app#>/Contents/macOS/emStudio 

Only then I was able to launch a first sample application

conclusion

I think the version of Python installed with TM v0.9.1 is not the correct one. You can see in the logs it picks the wrong one. 

    File "/opt/nordic/ncs/v1.4.2/toolchain/Cellar/[email protected]/3.8.2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/west/manifest.py", line 252, in from_file

This wrong picking of Python version according to IanAber is due to the the fact that GUI apps do not take the PATH variable set on your system into account.

Hope this helps and looking forward to a more version but also happy I can start connecting things now!

[Carl Richard]

Thank you for the details! I'll forward this to the developers. 

Best regards,
Carl Richard

[okwestern]

This is still a problem. I formatted and reinstalled (rather downgraded from the crappy Big Sur to Catalina) and installed Nordic SDK, Segger, etc. and I get the same "FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'git'". Launching emStudio from the terminal fetches env/path and everything works. But this should be sorted out in a future version.

[Carl Richard]

Thanks for the feedback. I have reported this as a bug internally. 

Best regards,
carl Richard