nrf connect sdk 2.1.2 build failing for default sample applications

[bill00]

i just started using nrf connect SDK and tried building a sample IMU example on a ubuntu 22 using the latest sdk and visual studio code. but the build is failing with the following errors.

FAILED: CMakeFiles/app.dir/src/main.c.obj
C:\Projects\ncs\toolchains\v2.1.2\opt\zephyr-sdk\arm-zephyr-eabi\bin\arm-zephyr-eabi-gcc.exe -DKERNEL -DNRF52832_XXAA -DUSE_PARTITION_MANAGER=0 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -D__PROGRAM_START -D__ZEPHYR__=1 -IC:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/include/zephyr -IC:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/include -Izephyr/include/generated -IC:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52 -IC:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/common/. -IC:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/nrf/include -IC:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/modules/hal/cmsis/CMSIS/Core/Include -IC:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/modules/hal/nordic/nrfx -IC:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/modules/hal/nordic/nrfx/drivers/include -IC:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/modules/hal/nordic/nrfx/mdk -IC:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/modules/hal_nordic/nrfx/. -IC:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/modules/debug/segger/SEGGER -IC:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/modules/debug/segger/Config -IC:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/modules/segger/. -isystem C:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/lib/libc/minimal/include -isystem c:/projects/ncs/toolchains/v2.1.2/opt/zephyr-sdk/arm-zephyr-eabi/bin/../lib/gcc/arm-zephyr-eabi/10.3.0/include -isystem c:/projects/ncs/toolchains/v2.1.2/opt/zephyr-sdk/arm-zephyr-eabi/bin/../lib/gcc/arm-zephyr-eabi/10.3.0/include-fixed -Os -imacros C:/Projects/contractual/headx/lsm6dso/build/zephyr/include/generated/autoconf.h -ffreestanding -fno-common -g -gdwarf-4 -fdiagnostics-color=always -mcpu=cortex-m4 -mthumb -mabi=aapcs -mfp16-format=ieee --sysroot=C:/Projects/ncs/toolchains/v2.1.2/opt/zephyr-sdk/arm-zephyr-eabi/arm-zephyr-eabi -imacros C:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/include/zephyr/toolchain/zephyr_stdint.h -Wall -Wformat -Wformat-security -Wno-format-zero-length -Wno-main -Wno-pointer-sign -Wpointer-arith -Wexpansion-to-defined -Wno-unused-but-set-variable -Werror=implicit-int -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -fno-pie -fno-pic -fno-reorder-functions -fno-defer-pop -fmacro-prefix-map=C:/Projects/contractual/headx/lsm6dso=CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR -fmacro-prefix-map=C:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr=ZEPHYR_BASE -fmacro-prefix-map=C:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2=WEST_TOPDIR -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -std=c99 -nostdinc -MD -MT CMakeFiles/app.dir/src/main.c.obj -MF CMakeFiles\app.dir\src\main.c.obj.d -o CMakeFiles/app.dir/src/main.c.obj -c ../src/main.c
In file included from C:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/include/zephyr/sys/util_macro.h:34,
                 from C:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/include/zephyr/sys/atomic.h:16,
                 from C:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/include/zephyr/kernel_includes.h:21,
                 from C:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/include/zephyr/kernel.h:17,
                 from C:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/include/zephyr/zephyr.h:18,
                 from ../src/main.c:8:
../src/main.c: In function 'main':
C:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/include/zephyr/sys/util.h:78:55: error: size of unnamed array is negative
   78 | #define ZERO_OR_COMPILE_ERROR(cond) ((int) sizeof(char[1 - 2 * !(cond)]) - 1)
      |                                                       ^
C:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/include/zephyr/sys/util_internal.h:67:26: note: in definition of macro '__DEBRACKET'
   67 | #define __DEBRACKET(...) __VA_ARGS__
      |                          ^~~~~~~~~~~
C:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/include/zephyr/sys/util_internal.h:59:2: note: in expansion of macro '__GET_ARG2_DEBRACKET'
   59 |  __GET_ARG2_DEBRACKET(one_or_two_args _if_code, _else_code)
      |  ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/include/zephyr/sys/util_internal.h:54:2: note: in expansion of macro '__COND_CODE'
   54 |  __COND_CODE(_XXXX##_flag, _if_1_code, _else_code)
      |  ^~~~~~~~~~~
C:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/include/zephyr/sys/util_macro.h:157:2: note: in expansion of macro 'Z_COND_CODE_1'
  157 |  Z_COND_CODE_1(_flag, _if_1_code, _else_code)
      |  ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
C:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/include/zephyr/device.h:353:2: note: in expansion of macro 'COND_CODE_1'
  353 |  COND_CODE_1(DT_HAS_COMPAT_STATUS_OKAY(compat),       \
      |  ^~~~~~~~~~~
C:/Projects/ncs/v2.1.2/zephyr/include/zephyr/device.h:355:8: note: in expansion of macro 'ZERO_OR_COMPILE_ERROR'
  355 |       (ZERO_OR_COMPILE_ERROR(0)))
      |        ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
../src/main.c:110:29: note: in expansion of macro 'DEVICE_DT_GET_ONE'
  110 |  const struct device *dev = DEVICE_DT_GET_ONE(st_lsm6dso);
      |                             ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[72/176] Building C object zephyr/CMakeFiles/zephyr.dir/lib/os/cbprintf_packaged.c.obj
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
FATAL ERROR: command exited with status 1: 'C:\Projects\ncs\toolchains\v2.1.2\opt\bin\cmake.EXE' --build 'C:\Projects\contractual\headx\lsm6dso\build'

at first i thought there are some issue with my build environment so i tried installing the sdk on my windows system (with a clean environment) and get the same error. 

[bill00]

i think i found the issue, basically the board needs to support the sensors/peripherals etc. to make the sample work. so if i use the right board with the right sample there are no issues.

two things to mention though, not all boards are supported in nrf connect sdk (vs zephyr). and secondly, the error generated really throws you away from the real root cause of the problem.

[randomdude]

Hi,

could you be a bit more specific about what peripheral exactly is missing?

turns out, I have the same issue with a home brew nrf52840 board.

[randomdude]

nevermind, I found the answer here: devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../different-fail-points-building-mcuboot-with-different-zephyr-sources