Linker errors when trying to build iMX7D M4 examples

Michielt · February 1, 2021, 5:22am

I’ve followed the steps in the tutorial to program the M4 with Visual Studio Code.
But finally got stuck at the following error when trying to build…
AR19DD~1.EXE: error: Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/examples/imx7_colibri_m4/demo_apps/hello_world/armgcc/…/…/…/…/…/platform/devices/MCIMX7D/linker/gcc/: No such file or directory
CMakeFiles\hello_world.dir\build.make:404: recipe for target ‘hello_world.elf’ failed
mingw32-make[2]: *** [hello_world.elf] Error 1

Any idea where to start looking?

Michielt · February 1, 2021, 5:01pm

The one you are linking is the one i followed.
Can’t compile them via VSC nor by running the .bat file.

gustavo.tx · February 1, 2021, 4:35pm

Greetings @Michielt!

Which tutorial did you follow? We have some documentation on using the M4 with VSCode but I’m afraid it can be a little outdated.

Are you able to compile the examples manually as described in this article?

alex.tx · February 1, 2021, 5:25pm

Could you please:

Specify am OS you are using on your dev machine?
Provide a full build log when you run a bat file?

gustavo.tx · February 1, 2021, 5:25pm

@Michielt,

Can you please describe the exact steps you’re running to compile? A terminal output and any further logs will be useful.
I just tried this on my side and it works, but I’m on Linux. Let me know so we might update the documentation for Windows.

Michielt · February 2, 2021, 1:55am

Running on windows 10.
This is after clicking on the ‘build_all.bat’

– TOOLCHAIN_DIR: C:/Program Files (x86)/GNU Tools ARM Embedded/8 2018-q4-major
– BUILD_TYPE: Release
– Configuring done
– Generating done
– Build files have been written to: C:/Local Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/examples/imx7_colibri_m4/demo_apps/hello_world/armgcc/release
[ 4%] Building ASM object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/devices/MCIMX7D/startup/gcc/startup_MCIMX7D_M4.S.obj
[ 8%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/devices/MCIMX7D/startup/system_MCIMX7D_M4.c.obj
[ 12%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/drivers/src/ccm_analog_imx7d.c.obj
[ 16%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/drivers/src/ccm_imx7d.c.obj
[ 20%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/drivers/src/lmem.c.obj
[ 25%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/drivers/src/rdc.c.obj
[ 29%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/drivers/src/uart_imx.c.obj
[ 33%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/drivers/src/wdog_imx.c.obj
[ 37%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/utilities/src/debug_console_imx.c.obj
[ 41%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/utilities/src/print_scan.c.obj
[ 45%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/rtos/FreeRTOS/Source/croutine.c.obj
[ 50%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/rtos/FreeRTOS/Source/event_groups.c.obj
[ 54%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/rtos/FreeRTOS/Source/list.c.obj
[ 58%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/rtos/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM_CM4F/port.c.obj
[ 62%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/rtos/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/MemMang/heap_2.c.obj
[ 66%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/rtos/FreeRTOS/Source/queue.c.obj[ 70%]
Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/rtos/FreeRTOS/Source/tasks.c.obj
[ 75%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/rtos/FreeRTOS/Source/timers.c.obj
[ 79%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/examples/imx7_colibri_m4/board.c.obj
[ 83%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/examples/imx7_colibri_m4/clock_freq.c.obj
[ 87%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/examples/imx7_colibri_m4/pin_mux.c.obj
[ 91%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/examples/imx7_colibri_m4/demo_apps/hello_world/hardware_init.c.obj
[ 95%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/examples/imx7_colibri_m4/demo_apps/hello_world/main.c.obj
[100%] Linking C executable hello_world.elf
AR19DD~1.EXE: error: Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/examples/imx7_colibri_m4/demo_apps/hello_world/armgcc/…/…/…/…/…/platform/devices/MCIMX7D/linker/gcc/: No such file or directory
CMakeFiles\hello_world.dir\build.make:404: recipe for target ‘hello_world.elf’ failed
mingw32-make[2]: *** [hello_world.elf] Error 1
CMakeFiles\Makefile2:71: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/all’ failed
mingw32-make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/all] Error 2
Makefile:82: recipe for target ‘all’ failed
mingw32-make: *** [all] Error 2

Michielt · February 2, 2021, 1:55am

Hm, not sure if last comment dissapeared or what happened to it, trying again.
The OS is windows 10, started the build by either clicking on the build_all file or build task in vsc.

Below is full console output:

– TOOLCHAIN_DIR: C:/Program Files (x86)/GNU Tools ARM Embedded/8 2018-q4-major
– BUILD_TYPE: Release
– Configuring done
– Generating done
– Build files have been written to: C:/Local Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/examples/imx7_colibri_m4/demo_apps/hello_world/armgcc/release
[ 4%] Building ASM object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/devices/MCIMX7D/startup/gcc/startup_MCIMX7D_M4.S.obj
[ 8%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/devices/MCIMX7D/startup/system_MCIMX7D_M4.c.obj
[ 12%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/drivers/src/ccm_analog_imx7d.c.obj
[ 16%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/drivers/src/ccm_imx7d.c.obj
[ 20%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/drivers/src/lmem.c.obj
[ 25%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/drivers/src/rdc.c.obj
[ 29%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/drivers/src/uart_imx.c.obj
[ 33%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/drivers/src/wdog_imx.c.obj
[ 37%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/utilities/src/debug_console_imx.c.obj
[ 41%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/platform/utilities/src/print_scan.c.obj
[ 45%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/rtos/FreeRTOS/Source/croutine.c.obj
[ 50%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/rtos/FreeRTOS/Source/event_groups.c.obj
[ 54%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/rtos/FreeRTOS/Source/list.c.obj
[ 58%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/rtos/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM_CM4F/port.c.obj
[ 62%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/rtos/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/MemMang/heap_2.c.obj
[ 66%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/rtos/FreeRTOS/Source/queue.c.obj[ 70%]
Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/rtos/FreeRTOS/Source/tasks.c.obj
[ 75%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/rtos/FreeRTOS/Source/timers.c.obj
[ 79%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/examples/imx7_colibri_m4/board.c.obj
[ 83%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/examples/imx7_colibri_m4/clock_freq.c.obj
[ 87%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/examples/imx7_colibri_m4/pin_mux.c.obj
[ 91%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/examples/imx7_colibri_m4/demo_apps/hello_world/hardware_init.c.obj
[ 95%] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/C_/Local_Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/examples/imx7_colibri_m4/demo_apps/hello_world/main.c.obj
[100%] Linking C executable hello_world.elf
AR19DD~1.EXE: error: Home/GIT/FreeRTOS-Colibri-iMX7/examples/imx7_colibri_m4/demo_apps/hello_world/armgcc/…/…/…/…/…/platform/devices/MCIMX7D/linker/gcc/: No such file or directory
CMakeFiles\hello_world.dir\build.make:404: recipe for target ‘hello_world.elf’ failed
mingw32-make[2]: *** [hello_world.elf] Error 1
CMakeFiles\Makefile2:71: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/all’ failed
mingw32-make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/hello_world.dir/all] Error 2
Makefile:82: recipe for target ‘all’ failed
mingw32-make: *** [all] Error 2

Michielt · February 1, 2021, 6:34pm

Figured it out…
For some reason the fact that in the logs the path is changed from c:/local home/ to c_/local_home made me wonder if it had something to to with the space between local and home.
So moved the whole folder to a path that doesn’t contain spaces and that solved the issue.
Maybe this is something i should have known, but might not hurt to add this as a remark to the part about cloning the git repo?

alex.tx · February 1, 2021, 8:24pm

Thanks for update. We will consider changes to the build documentation.