[BUG] (Maybe in PlatformIO not Marlin? "&" in Folder Names Causes Build Fails)

[Dracrius]

EDIT:

None of the bellow details really matter my last reply before the name change is when I found the problem. Very simply put a folder with a "&" when opened using PlatformIO's Open Project button from the PIO Home in VS Code causes a folder of the exact same name to be made with only a .pio folder. VS Code still shows everything inside the original and PlatformIO reads everything from their till this point (code block below) then my guess is it looks in the duplicate and can't find what it's looking for. By removing the "&" and replacing it with the word, PlatformIO built successfully.

I am not 100% sure were in the chain the error comes from but I can only assume it is not Marlin. With confirmation I will close the issue.

Bug Description

When trying to build I get a failure and the only error is

"warning: Ignoring missing SConscript 'L:\3D Printing\Marlin Builds\Marlin 2.0.x - Ender 3 with SKR mini e3 & BLtouch\buildroot\share\PlatformIO\scripts\STM32F103RC_SKR_MINI.py'
File "C:\users\dracrius\.platformio\penv\lib\site-packages\platformio\builder\main.py", line 159, in <module>
*** [L:\3D Printing\Marlin Builds\Marlin 2.0.x - Ender 3 with SKR mini e3 & BLtouch\.pio\build\STM32F103RC_bigtree_512K\FrameworkArduinoVariant\board.cpp.o] Source `L:\3D Printing\Marlin Builds\Marlin 2.0.x - Ender 3 with SKR mini e3 & BLtouch\.pio\build\STM32F103RC_bigtree_512K\FrameworkArduinoVariant\board.cpp' not found, needed by target `L:\3D Printing\Marlin Builds\Marlin 2.0.x - Ender 3 with SKR mini e3 & BLtouch\.pio\build\STM32F103RC_bigtree_512K\FrameworkArduinoVariant\board.cpp.o'.". 

If I switch to STM32F103RC_bigtree (256k) it fails with almost the same message minus the 512k part.

Steps to Reproduce

1. change setting for a SKR mini e3 on an Ender 3 with a bltouch 1. Name folder "Marlin 2.0.x - Ender 3 with SKR mini e3 & BLtouch"

2. Build
3. Failure message

Expected behavior: A successful build

Actual behavior: A failure I don't see a reason for as I followed 3 Teaching Tech guides (Both SKR Mini videos and the Marlin 2.0 guide) and cross refrenced with other sources and I don't appear to have missed a step so I think something between 2.0 release and 2.0.1 broke skr mini building as all guides were done with 2.0 release but it was the folder name!

Additional Information

TERMINAL Output:

> Executing task: C:\Users\Dracrius\.platformio\penv\Scripts\platformio.exe run <

Processing STM32F103RC_bigtree_512K (platform: ststm32; board: genericSTM32F103RC; framework: arduino)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verbose mode can be enabled via `-v, --verbose` option
CONFIGURATION: https://docs.platformio.org/page/boards/ststm32/genericSTM32F103RC.html
PLATFORM: ST STM32 6.0.0 > STM32F103RC (48k RAM. 256k Flash)
HARDWARE: STM32F103RCT6 72MHz, 48KB RAM, 512KB Flash
DEBUG: Current (blackmagic) External (blackmagic, jlink, stlink)
PACKAGES: framework-arduinoststm32-maple 1.10000.190819 (1.0.0), toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi 1.70201.0 (7.2.1), tool-stm32duino 1.0.2
LDF: Library Dependency Finder -> http://bit.ly/configure-pio-ldf
LDF Modes: Finder ~ chain, Compatibility ~ soft
Found 39 compatible libraries
Scanning dependencies...
Dependency Graph
|-- <U8glib-HAL> 0.4.1
|-- <LiquidCrystal> 1.3.4
|-- <TMCStepper> 0.6.1
|   |-- <SoftwareSerialM>
|-- <Adafruit MAX31865 library> 1.0.3
|-- <LiquidTWI2>
|-- <Arduino-L6470> 0.7.0
|-- <SailfishLCD>
|-- <SailfishRGB_LED>
|-- <SlowSoftI2CMaster>
|-- <SoftwareSerialM>
Building in release mode

warning: Ignoring missing SConscript 'L:\3D Printing\Marlin Builds\Marlin 2.0.x - Ender 3 with SKR mini e3 & BLtouch\buildroot\share\PlatformIO\scripts\STM32F103RC_SKR_MINI.py'
File "C:\users\dracrius\.platformio\penv\lib\site-packages\platformio\builder\main.py", line 159, in <module>
*** [L:\3D Printing\Marlin Builds\Marlin 2.0.x - Ender 3 with SKR mini e3 & BLtouch\.pio\build\STM32F103RC_bigtree_512K\FrameworkArduinoVariant\board.cpp.o] Source `L:\3D Printing\Marlin Builds\Marlin 2.0.x - Ender 3 with SKR mini e3 & BLtouch\.pio\build\STM32F103RC_bigtree_512K\FrameworkArduinoVariant\board.cpp' not found, needed by target `L:\3D Printing\Marlin Builds\Marlin 2.0.x - Ender 3 with SKR mini e3 & BLtouch\.pio\build\STM32F103RC_bigtree_512K\FrameworkArduinoVariant\board.cpp.o'.
===================================================================================== [FAILED] Took 5.12 seconds =====================================================================================

Environment                   Status    Duration
----------------------------  --------  ------------
megaatmega2560                IGNORED
megaatmega1280                IGNORED
rambo                         IGNORED
FYSETC_F6_13                  IGNORED
sanguino_atmega644p           IGNORED
sanguino_atmega1284p          IGNORED
melzi                         IGNORED
melzi_optiboot                IGNORED
at90usb1286_cdc               IGNORED
at90usb1286_dfu               IGNORED
DUE                           IGNORED
DUE_USB                       IGNORED
DUE_debug                     IGNORED
LPC1768                       IGNORED
LPC1769                       IGNORED
STM32F103RC                   IGNORED
STM32F103RC_fysetc            IGNORED
STM32F103RC_bigtree           IGNORED
STM32F103RC_bigtree_USB       IGNORED
STM32F103RC_bigtree_512K      FAILED    00:00:05.122
STM32F103RC_bigtree_512K_USB  IGNORED
STM32F103RE                   IGNORED
STM32F103RE_bigtree           IGNORED
STM32F103RE_bigtree_USB       IGNORED
STM32F4                       IGNORED
STM32F7                       IGNORED
ARMED                         IGNORED
STM32F103VE_longer            IGNORED
mks_robin                     IGNORED
mks_robin_pro                 IGNORED
mks_robin_lite                IGNORED
mks_robin_lite3               IGNORED
mks_robin_mini                IGNORED
mks_robin_nano                IGNORED
jgaurora_a5s_a1               IGNORED
STM32F103CB_malyan            IGNORED
chitu_f103                    IGNORED
FLYF407ZG                     IGNORED
FYSETC_S6                     IGNORED
STM32F407VE_black             IGNORED
BIGTREE_SKR_PRO               IGNORED
BIGTREE_BTT002                IGNORED
teensy31                      IGNORED
teensy35                      IGNORED
esp32                         IGNORED
linux_native                  IGNORED
SAMD51_grandcentral_m4        IGNORED
rumba32_f446ve                IGNORED
mks_rumba32                   IGNORED
include_tree                  IGNORED
=============================================================================== 1 failed, 0 succeeded in 00:00:05.122 ===============================================================================
The terminal process terminated with exit code: 1

Terminal will be reused by tasks, press any key to close it.

[ellensp]

If you build for this motherboard (BOARD_BTT_SKR_MINI_E3_V1_2) but use the wrong platform (eg default_envs megaatmega2560) It errors. You then switch to default_envs STM32F103RC_bigtree_512K without doing a platformIO clean first, you get this error. So click on "platformio clean" (the trash can icon along the bottom of vscode) and try again.

[Dracrius]

If you build for this motherboard (BOARD_BTT_SKR_MINI_E3_V1_2) but use the wrong platform (eg default_envs megaatmega2560) It errors. You then switch to default_envs STM32F103RC_bigtree_512K without doing a platformIO clean first, you get this error. So click on "platformio clean" (the trash can icon along the bottom of vscode) and try again.

While I appreciate the suggestion it wasn't the solution I just gave it a try plus I'd actually never built with vscode and platformio ever before so the only thing I ever asked it to build was this board. My SKR mini E3 just showed up I was using Arduino IDE and 1.1.9 on my Original board.

[Dracrius]

HAHA I fixed it well I got a build off. Now I think this is a bug in PlatformIO as I couldn't find an example of it happening in VS code and it happens when you use its open a project button on a folder with a "&" in the title. It will duplicate the folder and create a .pio folder inside the duplicate. The strange things is that it can even do that, normally windows will not allow two folders to have the same name. After Removing the "&" from the title it stopped duplicating the folder and built successfully. Should I post somewhere else to pass it on to PlatformIO? I'm guessing that is the source though so if someone can confirm this has nothing to do with marlin I will close this issue sorry for the trouble.

[reloxx13]

maybe for @ivankravets

[boelle]

so this is not a marlin issue?

[Dracrius]

so this is not a marlin issue?

I don't think so but I'm hoping someone who know the code better can replicate it and confirm that it is not. At minimum its definitely a bug current users may run into and if they do they will need a solution!

[boelle]

a bug is defined as when code does not work as it is written to work

[boelle]

but i see its a problem with platformio and not marlin so will close this one

[Dracrius]

a bug is defined as when code does not work as it is written to work

True I wasn't say it was specifically a marlin bug. I more meant its a bug in general. My larger concern after finding the source was that others will waist as much time as I did searching for errors in Marlin if its not obvious it is a known bug with PlatformIO. Hopefully it gets sorted quickly to save other the hassle!

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