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revvers Junior Member Offline Posts: 31 Joined: Sep 11^th, 2023	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #20 - Oct 28^th, 2024 at 9:03pm	Print Post
	Quote: What is in your c:\arduino15 folder? See reply #6: https://www.visualmicro.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1728083366/6#6


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Tim@Visual Micro Administrator Offline Posts: 12188 Location: United Kingdom Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #21 - Oct 30^th, 2024 at 12:02am	Print Post
	It sounds like you have at some point installed the board but subsequently moved it manually. However, you needed to move the entire Arduin15 folder. In Visual Micro IDE you should be able to install any board packages you need via Board Manager. After that you should find an Arduino15 folder under "c:\users\[name]\appdata\local\arduino15"


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revvers Junior Member Offline Posts: 31 Joined: Sep 11^th, 2023	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #22 - Oct 30^th, 2024 at 9:53pm	Print Post
	Closed VS Deleted %localappdata%\arduino15 and D:\Arduino15 Opened VS (no boards installed) Optional physical folder for downloaded board packages set to D:\Arduino15 Installed Arduino UNO R4 Minima via Board Manager successfully Both %localappdata%\arduino15 and D:\Arduino15 were created %localappdata%\arduino15 has empty libraries folder D:\Arduino15 has board data Project builds successfully in VS VMBuilder fails: Program not found opening settings Did the same again but cleared optional physical folder and got same results. Code "C:\Program Files\VMicro\VMBuilder\VMBuild.exe" -builder.project_path="PumpControllerFirmware.vcxproj" -builder.build=true -builder.close=true -builder.closeonerror=true The operation failed with exception: Visual Micro: Program not found opening settings .ino System.Exception: Visual Micro: Program not found opening settings .ino at Visual.Micro.ProgramConfiguration.ProgramSettingsReader..ctor(String programFullName, String _SettingsExt) at Visual.Micro.ProgramConfiguration.ProgramSettings..ctor(String programFullName, String _SettingsExt) at VMBuild.VMBuilder.BuilderWrapperCreate(VMBuilderProject oProject) at VMBuild.VMBuilder.RunBuilder() at VMBuild.VMBuilder..ctor(VMBuildArgs _vmArgs) at VMBuild.Program.Main(String[] args) "C:\Program Files\VMicro\VMBuilder\VMBuild.exe" -builder.project_path="PumpControllerFirmware.vcxproj" -builder.build=true -builder.close=true -builder.closeonerror=true -builder.packages_path="D:\Arduino15" The operation failed with exception: Visual Micro: Program not found opening settings .ino System.Exception: Visual Micro: Program not found opening settings .ino at Visual.Micro.ProgramConfiguration.ProgramSettingsReader..ctor(String programFullName, String _SettingsExt) at Visual.Micro.ProgramConfiguration.ProgramSettings..ctor(String programFullName, String _SettingsExt) at VMBuild.VMBuilder.BuilderWrapperCreate(VMBuilderProject oProject) at VMBuild.VMBuilder.RunBuilder() at VMBuild.VMBuilder..ctor(VMBuildArgs _vmArgs) at VMBuild.Program.Main(String[] args) F:\JenkinsWorkspaces\OrgoFlo96_Nightly_Build\PumpControllerFirmware>
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Tim@Visual Micro Administrator Offline Posts: 12188 Location: United Kingdom Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #23 - Oct 30^th, 2024 at 11:37pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the clear info. Does the cli run under a different user account? What would its users\[username] be?


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Tim@Visual Micro Administrator Offline Posts: 12188 Location: United Kingdom Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #24 - Oct 31^st, 2024 at 1:25am	Print Post
	You will see from the previous post that the issue surrounds the account running the builder process. To make life easier we have updated the builder to enable it to support the "portability" options that ide projects already support. The portability option allows a solution (and all the projects within it) to override all usual arduino file locations. This example will allow the project (solution) in the IDE to also use the new location. The builder doesn't need the folder to be below the solution but it makes life easier if the ide does same:- Delete your c:\arduino15 folder to avoid confusion in this discussion. Where ever your .sln is located copy/move the "users\[name]\appdata\local\arduino15" folder to below it. Rename the arduino15 folder to "arduino-portable" Using the latest VMBuilder is passed these two paths -builder.project_path="PATH TO PROJ.vcxproj" -builder.build=true - builder.portable_path="PATH TO arduino-portable folder" Note about libraries: with the portable option, libraries will be located in "arduino-portable\sketchbook\libraries" instead of "mydocuments\arduino\libraries" fyi: More info when using a folder called arduino-portable below a solution. How-to-Encapsulate-a-Board-Package-with-a-Solution.aspx
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revvers Junior Member Offline Posts: 31 Joined: Sep 11^th, 2023	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #25 - Nov 27^th, 2024 at 10:32pm	Print Post
	I'm running these current tests using my personal account. I want to make sure it works "by hand" before I script it in Jenkins. Therefore, it does not appear to be an account privilege or related issue. I'm using the latest VMBuilder: VMBuilder_2024_0926_4.zip I did as you suggested and got the same result: Code Directory of C:\Users\...\PumpController\PumpControllerFirmware 11/27/2024 05:15 PM <DIR> . 11/27/2024 05:15 PM <DIR> .. 11/27/2024 04:50 PM <DIR> arduino-portable 10/22/2024 07:48 PM <DIR> Libraries 10/22/2024 07:48 PM 51,233 PumpControllerFirmware.ino 10/30/2024 05:17 PM 224,356 PumpControllerFirmware.ino.MINIMA.bin 10/24/2024 02:59 PM 5,809 PumpControllerFirmware.sln 10/30/2024 05:17 PM 74,386 PumpControllerFirmware.vcxproj 10/23/2024 07:13 PM 1,627 PumpControllerFirmware.vcxproj.filters 10/22/2024 07:49 PM <DIR> __vm 5 File(s) 357,411 bytes 5 Dir(s) 11,742,420,992 bytes free C:\Users\...\PumpController\PumpControllerFirmware>"C:\Program Files\VMicro\VMBuilder\VMBuild.exe" -builder.project_path="PumpControllerFirmware.vcxproj" -builder.portable_path="arduino-portable" -builder.build=true The operation failed with exception: Visual Micro: Program not found opening settings .ino System.Exception: Visual Micro: Program not found opening settings .ino at Visual.Micro.ProgramConfiguration.ProgramSettingsReader..ctor(String programFullName, String _SettingsExt) at Visual.Micro.ProgramConfiguration.ProgramSettings..ctor(String programFullName, String _SettingsExt) at VMBuild.VMBuilder.BuilderWrapperCreate(VMBuilderProject oProject) at VMBuild.VMBuilder.RunBuilder() at VMBuild.VMBuilder..ctor(VMBuildArgs _vmArgs) at VMBuild.Program.Main(String[] args)Press any key to continue.
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Simon@Visual Micro Administrator Online Posts: 2701 Joined: Feb 13^th, 2019	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #26 - Nov 29^th, 2024 at 1:06pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the detail and the update. Can you confirm the arduino-portable\package_index.json file exists?


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revvers Junior Member Offline Posts: 31 Joined: Sep 11^th, 2023	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #27 - Dec 6^th, 2024 at 9:12pm	Print Post
	Simon@Visual Micro wrote on Nov 29^th, 2024 at 1:06pm: Thanks for the detail and the update. Can you confirm the arduino-portable\package_index.json file exists? Yes. Confirmed. (forgive the delay)


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Simon@Visual Micro Administrator Online Posts: 2701 Joined: Feb 13^th, 2019	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #28 - Dec 12^th, 2024 at 2:24pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the update, and apologies for the delay in replying here. In the command line, can you change the -builder.project_path to be the fully qualified path to the VCXPROJ File?


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revvers Junior Member Offline Posts: 31 Joined: Sep 11^th, 2023	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #29 - Dec 12^th, 2024 at 8:15pm	Print Post
	Bingo! At least it started to compile. However, it is complaining about exceeding path length, even though it is only 121 characters, by my count. Maybe internally it is combining paths? I may be able to make this work. (Somehow the copy/paste is not getting everything, but you get the idea...) Code "C:\Program Files\VMicro\VMBuilder\VMBuild.exe" -builder.project_path="C:\Users\...\PumpControllerFirmware.vcxproj" -builder.build=true Compiling 'PumpControllerFirmware' for 'Arduino UNO R4 Minima (minima)' The operation failed with exception: The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters. System.IO.PathTooLongException: The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters. at System.IO.Path.LegacyNormalizePath(String path, Boolean fullCheck, Int32 maxPathLength, Boolean expandShortPaths) at System.IO.Path.NormalizePath(String path, Boolean fullCheck, Int32 maxPathLength, Boolean expandShortPaths) at System.IO.Path.InternalGetDirectoryName(String path) at System.IO.FileInfo.get_DirectoryName() at Visual.Micro.MiroAppAPI.SketchBuilder._build(String lbuildPath, Boolean verbose, Boolean PreProcessOnly) at Visual.Micro.MiroAppAPI.SketchBuilder._build(Boolean verbose) at Visual.Micro.MiroAppAPI.SketchBuilder.build(Boolean verbose) at VMBuild.VMBuilder._CompileDo(VMBuilderProject oProject, Boolean isRebuild) at VMBuild.VMBuilder.RunBuilder() at VMBuild.VMBuilder..ctor(VMBuildArgs _vmArgs) at VMBuild.Program.Main(String[] args)Press any key to continue.
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revvers Junior Member Offline Posts: 31 Joined: Sep 11^th, 2023	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #30 - Dec 12^th, 2024 at 11:12pm	Print Post
	Worked! I think the fully qualified project path may have been the issue all along. Thank you so much for the help. Let's hope it works in the Jenkins job. Code "C:\Program Files\VMicro\VMBuilder\VMBuild.exe" -builder.project_path="F:\JenkinsWorkspaces\...\PumpControllerFirmware.vcxproj" -builder.build=true -builder.clean=true -builder.rebuild=true Project PumpControllerFirmware temp build files have been removed Compiling 'PumpControllerFirmware' for 'Arduino UNO R4 Minima (minima)' Using previously compiled file: \Release\core\cmb_fault.S.o Program size: 223448 bytes (used 85% of a 262144 byte maximum) (419.31 secs) Minimum Memory Usage: 12096 bytes (37% of a 32768 byte maximum) End Press any key to continue.


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revvers Junior Member Offline Posts: 31 Joined: Sep 11^th, 2023	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #31 - Dec 13^th, 2024 at 1:15am	Print Post
	So close... Code robocopy "C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\arduino15" "%WORKSPACE%\arduino-portable" /S Code "C:\Program Files\VMicro\VMBuilder\VMBuild.exe" -builder.project_path="F:\JenkinsWorkspaces\...\PumpControllerFirmware.vcxproj" -builder.portable_path="F:\JenkinsWorkspaces\...\arduino-portable" -builder.build=true -builder.close=true -builder.closeonerror=true -builder.clean=true -builder.rebuild=true -builder.output_directory="F:\JenkinsWorkspaces\...\dist" Project PumpControllerFirmware temp build files have been removed Compiling 'PumpControllerFirmware' for 'Arduino UNO R4 Minima (minima)' cc\7-2017q4\arm-none-eabi\include\c++\7.2.1\stdlib.h:In file included from 1.2.0\cores\arduino\api\Interrupts.h:from 1.2.0\cores\arduino\api\ArduinoAPI.h:from 1.2.0\cores\arduino\arduino.h:from F:\JenkinsWorkspaces\...\PumpControllerFirmware.ino:from cc\7-2017q4\arm-none-eabi\include\c++\7.2.1\cstdlib:fatal error bits/c++config.h No such file or directory :#include <bits/c++config.h> :^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An error was encountered during the 'Deep Search' library discovery process. End Build failed for project 'PumpControllerFirmware'
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Simon@Visual Micro Administrator Online Posts: 2701 Joined: Feb 13^th, 2019	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #32 - Dec 13^th, 2024 at 2:48pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the update, and glad there is progress... Can you confirm the full path to the project? (I suspect the path to the project folder is making the path to the core files too long for the underlying compiler statement as they are within the arduino-portable folder).


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revvers Junior Member Offline Posts: 31 Joined: Sep 11^th, 2023	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #33 - Dec 13^th, 2024 at 8:05pm	Print Post
	I don't have the "path length issue" in the Jenkins job (shorter fully qualified paths) but I get a missing include file error during 'Deep Search'. I copy arduino15 to arduino-portable before building. See: https://www.visualmicro.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1728083366/31#31
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Simon@Visual Micro Administrator Online Posts: 2701 Joined: Feb 13^th, 2019	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #34 - Dec 16^th, 2024 at 10:29am	Print Post
	Thanks for the update, can you confirm the full path to the vcxproj file so we can replicate the same setup? The suspected path length issue doesn't present itself when installing/copying the files around in windows, but seems to be a problem for the paths gcc uses internally.


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revvers Junior Member Offline Posts: 31 Joined: Sep 11^th, 2023	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #35 - Dec 16^th, 2024 at 9:35pm	Print Post
	Code builder.project_path="F:\JenkinsWorkspaces\xxxxxxxxx_Nightly_Build\ PumpControllerFirmware\PumpControllerFirmware.vcxproj" My comment before about copy/paste is that I don't seem to be able to enter long strings without spaces into this forum post. It seems to be truncating them. So above, I put a return in the middle so you can at least see the entire string.


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Simon@Visual Micro Administrator Online Posts: 2701 Joined: Feb 13^th, 2019	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #36 - Dec 17^th, 2024 at 6:49pm	Print Post
	Thanks for clarifying, and we are looking into why the forum struggles with some paths. From some more testing it seems that the location of the arduino-portable folder is essentially too deep down the file structure. If I use a path thats 48 chars or less, with the arduino-portable folder beneath it, then it works, otherwise I get the same c==config error. e.g C:\ArduinoIDE\JenkinsWorkspaces\CompileTimeTest -- Works C:\ArduinoIDE\JenkinsWorkspaces\CompileTimeTest1 -- Fails On a separate point it looks like your vcxproj and sln files are at the same level, which currently means the whole arduino-portable folder is being cloned to the build folder during build. We will get this fixed, however it is often best to have the project in its own folder below the solution, and keeps multi-project solutions much cleaner. e.g. PumpControllerFirmware\PumpControllerFirmware.sln PumpControllerFirmware\arduino-portable\ PumpControllerFirmware\PumpControllerFirmware\PumpControllerFirmware.vcxproj PumpControllerFirmware\PumpControllerFirmware\PumpControllerFirmware.ino That is as simple as creating a new folder "PumpControllerFirmware" in the projects current folder, and moving everything into it except the .vs folder, arduino-portable folder, and the sln file. Then the sln file can be edited in notepad to amend the path to the vcxproj file.


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revvers Junior Member Offline Posts: 31 Joined: Sep 11^th, 2023	Re: VMBuild does not find board when run as Jenkins job Reply #37 - Feb 10^th, 2025 at 9:33pm	Print Post
	My apologies for the long-delayed response. I refactored the solution folder structure as suggested and by renaming the Jenkins job, I was able to get the path length down to something reasonable. As a result, our nightly build is working finally - including, of course - building the firmware and including that as a build artifact. Thank you so much for all the expert help.


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