I opened the SimpleDigitalFirmata example and used the ‘open copy’ feature. I got a build error “no such file or directory” as it can’t find SoftwareSerial.h which is included from SerialFirmatta.cpp. If this were 'normal' C or C++ I would know that I needed to set the Include path to find this file. I guessed that I needed to use "Add Library" to add "SoftwareSerial" but this did not help (and I tried clicking Refresh after that too.)

I tried it from the the Arduino IDE it compiled with no error. 

If I open the original example source (not the copy) of SerialFirmatta .which is in the Arduino IDE install directory of course, it compiles with no error.

I try "Add Library->SoftwareSerial" again and now it compiles from Visual Studio! Huh? There must be some sort of glitch/bug in there somewhere. But more to the point is that it compiled from the Arduino IDE with no fussing about so I would assume it should do the same from within Visual Studio.

Using Arduino IDE 1.6.12
VS 2013 Pro
VisualMicro 1610.4.2

Thanks for any help or thoughts.

Tim@Visual Micro wrote on Oct 20^th, 2016 at 8:30pm:

OK.

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I have what switched off?

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Yes, I have it set to the correct board.

[quote]Also confirm that you have switch off vMicro>Compiler>Deep search includes[\quote]
I think that this is on, I will check. Presently the computer connected to the Arduino is currently updating (it is a LattePanda which is a Arduino sized Win10 SBC with an Arduino Leonardo co-processor built in.)

I also found some of the examples that come with the Arduino IDE are poorly written and the Aruduino IDE masks some of that stuff. 

I used Visual Micro Explorer to create a new copy of the SimpleDigitalFirmata. Set configuration to Release and built with the "vMicro>Compiler>Deep search includes" both ON (default mode) and OFF. This made no difference I still get:

Compiling 'SimpleDigitalFirmata' for 'Arduino Leonardo'
 
SerialFirmata.cpp:20: In file included from
 
SerialFirmata.h: 30:28: fatal error: SoftwareSerial.h: No such file or directory
   #include <SoftwareSerial.h>
   compilation terminated
Error compiling libraries

If I add the SoftwareSerial library with VMicro->Add Library it compiles fine. What I can't seem to find is how the INCLUDE default path is set. Is there no default INCLUDE path in the Arduino IDE/Visual Micro? Is it derived somehow? Things just seem odd compared to bog standard C or C++ conventions.

One other thing to note, after adding the library an error is generated and I have to do a refresh and then get the 'Toolchain reload complete' and can then compile the project or I guess 'sketch' in Arduino parlance. 

Error compiling libraries
Toolchain reload complete


Thanks for your help.

I'm using a Latte Panda which has a Leonardo compatible Arduino co-processor on it. http://www.lattepanda.com/ .

Thanks.

I'm using the one provided by the IDE. All SW versions in the first post.

Thanks.

Hi,

There is a new update in the Gallery with a number of improvements to the Micro Explorer.

There is also a fix to library resolution. The .cpp files located in the project were not not being scanned for library #includes. Maybe that will help you.

Thanks

Ok thanks for the test.

Can you please zip your project folder and email to info[at]visualmicro.com

Thanks

Thanks. Please switch on vMicro>Compiler>Verbose and then click Build>rebuild from the top menu.

After the build please post the output as a .txt or email to info[at]visualmicro.com

Thanks

Thanks very much for persisting with this report. v1610.25 of Visual Micro has just been released with support for automatic library discovery in "old format" Arduino library "\utility" folders.

I was being an idiot on two counts:- 

1) I forgot that old style libraries have a sub folder called \utility with "private/extra" code files. (Newer format libraries were working okay, they have unlimited sub folders below a folder called \src. The SerialFirmata.cpp exists in the \utility folder below the "old format" Firmata library)

2) I had also forgotten that some months ago a user asked me to test a modified Firmata library which I installed into the normal Arduino user libs folder: mydocuments\arduino\libraries. It didn't have a \utlilty folder. Libraries in that location override the Ide libs so my test wasn't with the same version as you were using. Hence it was my build output I should have been inspecting and not yours

Great thanks