Not able to build sample application using nrf connect for VS Code

[RoyceThomas]

Hi, I'm new to nrf development. I was able to successfully install the SDK and toolchain using the toolchain manager. But when I'm trying to build a sample project "Blinky" using nrf Connect for VSCode I'm getting the following error:

CMake Error at C:\ncs\v2.1.2\zephyr\cmake\modules\extensions.cmake:2038 (message):
  Assertion failed: GNUARMEMB_TOOLCHAIN_PATH is not set
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  C:\ncs\v2.1.2\zephyr\cmake\toolchain\gnuarmemb\generic.cmake:13 (assert)
  C:\ncs\v2.1.2\zephyr\cmake\modules\generic_toolchain.cmake:45 (include)
  C:\ncs\v2.1.2\zephyr\cmake\modules\zephyr_default.cmake:121 (include)
  C:\ncs\v2.1.2\zephyr\share\zephyr-package\cmake\ZephyrConfig.cmake:66 (include)
  C:\ncs\v2.1.2\zephyr\share\zephyr-package\cmake\ZephyrConfig.cmake:92 (include_boilerplate)
  c:\Projects\NordicProjects\hello_world\build\CMakeLists.txt:5 (find_package)

Where should I set the GNUARMEMB_TOOLCHAIN_PATH?

Also, I tried to check the environment variables using the commands:

echo $ZEPHYR_BASE
echo $ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT
echo $GNUARMEMB_TOOLCHAIN_PATH 

ZEPHYR_BASE returns "C:\ncs\v2.1.2\zephyr", but ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT  and GNUARMEMB_TOOLCHAIN_PATH  returns null.

How can I fix this issue?

[Vidar Berg]

Hello,

Did you try to open the terminal via the toolchain manager? This ensure the necessary env. variables are set.

Thanks,

Vidar

[RoyceThomas]

Yeah, opened the terminal from the toolcahin manager itself.

 

[Vidar Berg]

Thanks for confirming. The thing is that GNUARMEMB_TOOLCHAIN_PATH variable should be not be set as we are using the Zephyr toolchain.

To confirm there is nothing wrong with the SDK/toolchain installation, could you please try to build one of the samples from the command line?

Building hello world sample for the nRF52840 DK:

[RoyceThomas]

Hi,

The issue is fixed now. I'm able to build the sample application. The problem was with the toolchain path I gave on the Quick Setup page.