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avrdude: no programmer has been specified on the command line or the config file
Nov 4th, 2016 at 7:49pm
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Hi

I'm getting the following error. I have a USBasp with the drivers correctly installed (works fine with AVRDUDESS) and I have selected the Uploader->Always use programmer... option and set the programmer to USBasp. 

I have the same USB driver, board selection and VM installed on another PC and it works fine.

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Program size: 17,004 bytes (used 53% of a 32,256 byte maximum) (2.55 secs)
Minimum Memory Usage: 1006 bytes (49% of a 2048 byte maximum)
 
Uploading '<my_project_name>' to 'Arduino/Genuino Uno' using 'USBasp'
The uploader returned an error
avrdude: no programmer has been specified on the command line or the config file
         Specify a programmer using the -c option and try again

I'm guessing that the error could be the command line for avrdude.exe isn't being correctly built. Any ideas?

[Edit] I'm using Arduino 1.6.9
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Re: avrdude: no programmer has been specified on the command line or the config file
Reply #1 - Nov 5th, 2016 at 11:31am
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Hi,

We can see the command line if you switch on vmicro>compiler>verbose and "show build properties".

In the arduino ide you can also switch on "file>preferences>verbose upload" so we can see the command line it uses.

Please post both so I can compare and see what is happening.

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Re: avrdude: no programmer has been specified on the command line or the config file
Reply #2 - Nov 5th, 2016 at 6:19pm
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SOLVED

With your suggested settings, the output for the uploader within Visual Micro became:
Uploader will use programmer name: usbasp
-arduino6\bin\avrdude 3.0-arduino6/etc/avrdude.conf" -v {program.verify} -patmega328p -cusbasp -Pusb "-Uflash:w:C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\VMicroBuilds\<project name>\nano_atmega328/<project name>.ino.hex:i"
avrdude: Version 6.3, compiled on Sep 12 2016 at 17:24:16
         Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
         Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch
Error during upload using programmer
Upload failed

SOLUTION
I noticed the path to the avrdude.exe was different from the path in AVRDUDESS, which works. I simply copied the version of avrdude.exe from AVRDUDESS to the above location, replacing the original file, and it just worked!

Uploader will use programmer name: usbasp
-arduino6\bin\avrdude 3.0-arduino6/etc/avrdude.conf" -v {program.verify} -patmega328 -cusbasp -Pusb "-Uflash:w:C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\VMicroBuilds\<project name>\nano_atmega328/<project name>.ino.hex:i"
avrdude: Version 6.1, compiled on Mar 13 2014 at 00:09:49

Note: 
avrdude.exe original file size: 524,800 bytes version 6.3 (fails)
avrdude.exe replaced file size: 424,448 bytes version 6.1 (succeeds)

Many thanks for starting me off on the correct route. 

Is there a known, breaking difference between avrdude.exe 6.1 and 6.3?
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Re: avrdude: no programmer has been specified on the command line or the config file
Reply #3 - Nov 5th, 2016 at 9:05pm
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Great, thanks for the update.

I am not sure of the answer to that. Arduino has been going forward and backward on the decision to move to a later avrdude version for their avr package.

To be honest you have used board manager to install another/2nd avr package but its often better not to do that. The arduino ide includes the avr under the \hardware folder. This means that when you install avr with board manager you get a fixed 2nd copy which does not get updated when you update the arduino ide.

I guess sometimes it might make sense for some people but generally makes life more difficult.


  
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