Unable to pull your repo into the TFT_eSPI library

[mytechnotalent]

When trying to use your library within the https://github.com/Bodmer/TFT_eSPI library I am getting.

Error: VCS: Could not process command ['git', 'clone', '--recursive', 'https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-pico.git', 'C:\\Users\\mytec\\.platformio\\.cache\\tmp\\pkg-installing-ejwdlins']

 *  The terminal process "C:\Users\mytec\.platformio\penv\Scripts\platformio.exe 'run', '--environment', 'pico'" terminated with exit code: 1.
 *  Terminal will be reused by tasks, press any key to close it.

Here is my platform.ini file. This is a Raspberry Pi Pico using a GC9a01 display.

;PlatformIO User notes:

;It is possible to load settings from the calling program rather than modifying
;the library for each project by modifying the "platformio.ini" file.

;The User_Setup_Select.h file will not load the user setting header files if
;USER_SETUP_LOADED is defined.

;Instead of using #define, use the -D prefix, for example:

; PlatformIO Project Configuration File
;
;   Build options: build flags, source filter, extra scripting
;   Upload options: custom port, speed and extra flags
;   Library options: dependencies, extra library storages
;
; Please visit documentation for the other options and examples
; http://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf.html

[env:pico]
platform = https://github.com/maxgerhardt/platform-raspberrypi.git
board = pico
framework = arduino
board_build.core = earlephilhower
board_build.filesystem_size = 0.5m
lib_deps = bodmer/TFT_eSPI@^2.5.21
; change microcontroller
board_build.mcu = rp2040

; change MCU frequency
board_build.f_cpu = 133000000L

build_flags =
  -Os
  -DUSER_SETUP_LOADED=1
  ; Define the TFT driver, pins etc here:
  -DTFT_PARALLEL_8_BIT=1
  -DRM68120_DRIVER=1
  -DRP2040_PIO_CLK_DIV=1
  -DTFT_DC=6
  -DTFT_WR=2
  -DTFT_RST=7

  -DTFT_D0=12
  -DTFT_D1=13
  -DTFT_D2=14
  -DTFT_D3=15
  -DTFT_D4=16
  -DTFT_D5=17
  -DTFT_D6=18
  -DTFT_D7=19

  -DTFT_BL=8
  -DTFT_BACKLIGHT_ON=HIGH

  -DLOAD_GLCD=1
  -DLOAD_FONT2=1
  -DLOAD_FONT4=1
  -DLOAD_FONT6=1
  -DLOAD_FONT7=1
  -DLOAD_FONT8=1
  -DLOAD_GFXFF=1
  -DSMOOTH_FONT=1

  ; Define the specific pin mappings here:
  -DSCR_PIN_DIN=3
  -DSCR_PIN_CLK=2
  -DSCR_PIN_CS=5
  -DSCR_PIN_DC=6
  -DSCR_PIN_RST=7
  -DSCR_PIN_BL=8

Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance!

[earlephilhower]

Err, you'd pull the library into the core, not the other way around normally.

Anyway, do you have git installed? When you run

git clone --recursive https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-pico.git

from a command line, does it succeed? What's the output?

[mytechnotalent]

@earlephilhower it does succeed when I git clone --recursive https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-pico.git as I cloned that into the root of the repo. Would that need to be cloned in the lib dir instead as this is a platformio project?

Steps to reproduce 1)create a PlatformIO Pico project using the Arduino framework in Visual Studio Code 2)cd lib 3)git clone https://github.com/Bodmer/TFT_eSPI.git 4)git clone --recursive https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-pico.git 5)build

[earlephilhower]

Unfortunately I don't use Platform.IO. @maxgerhardt might be able to point to some things to check, since the basics here seem okay.

Did you follow the steps he outlined in https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-pico/blob/master/docs/platformio.rst for starters?

[maxgerhardt]

Close VSCode, delete C:\Users\mytec\.platformio\.cache and C:\Users\mytec\.platformio\packages\framework-arduinopico completely, reopen VSCode. Does it reload the project correctly?

[mytechnotalent]

@maxgerhardt I did exactly that and still getting

Error: VCS: Could not process command ['git', 'clone', '--recursive', 'https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-pico.git', 'C:\\Users\\mytec\\.platformio\\.cache\\tmp\\pkg-installing-xewrcnt6']```

I am going to go into that `C:\Users\mytec\.platformio\packages\` and manually `git clone --recursive https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-pico.git` and try that I will update shortly.

[maxgerhardt]

And you're sure you did git config --system core.longpaths true and enabled Win32 Long Paths?

[mytechnotalent]

git config --system core.longpaths true

I dont have the gpedit.msc within Windows 11 and which repo would I git config --system core.longpaths true in?

[maxgerhardt]

Then go via the registry instead. An the got config is system-wide, it does not need to be executed within a repo.

[mytechnotalent]

@maxgerhardt I manually changed the value to 1 within the Windows Registry, closed VS Code and reloaded and same issue.

the C:\Users\mytec\.platformio\packages\ folder does not have framework-arduinopico there is however an arduino-pico folder that I deleted and it recreated it there is also a toolchain-rp2040-earlephilhower folder

here is my platform.ini

;PlatformIO User notes:

;It is possible to load settings from the calling program rather than modifying
;the library for each project by modifying the "platformio.ini" file.

;The User_Setup_Select.h file will not load the user setting header files if
;USER_SETUP_LOADED is defined.

;Instead of using #define, use the -D prefix, for example:

; PlatformIO Project Configuration File
;
;   Build options: build flags, source filter, extra scripting
;   Upload options: custom port, speed and extra flags
;   Library options: dependencies, extra library storages
;
; Please visit documentation for the other options and examples
; http://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf.html

[env:pico]
platform = https://github.com/maxgerhardt/platform-raspberrypi.git
board = pico
framework = arduino
board_build.core = earlephilhower
board_build.filesystem_size = 0.5m
lib_deps = bodmer/TFT_eSPI@^2.5.21
; change microcontroller
board_build.mcu = rp2040

; change MCU frequency
board_build.f_cpu = 133000000L

build_flags =
  -Os
  -DUSER_SETUP_LOADED=1
  ; Define the TFT driver, pins etc here:
  -DTFT_PARALLEL_8_BIT=1
  -DRM68120_DRIVER=1
  -DRP2040_PIO_CLK_DIV=1
  -DTFT_DC=6
  -DTFT_WR=2
  -DTFT_RST=7

  -DTFT_D0=12
  -DTFT_D1=13
  -DTFT_D2=14
  -DTFT_D3=15
  -DTFT_D4=16
  -DTFT_D5=17
  -DTFT_D6=18
  -DTFT_D7=19

  -DTFT_BL=8
  -DTFT_BACKLIGHT_ON=HIGH

  -DLOAD_GLCD=1
  -DLOAD_FONT2=1
  -DLOAD_FONT4=1
  -DLOAD_FONT6=1
  -DLOAD_FONT7=1
  -DLOAD_FONT8=1
  -DLOAD_GFXFF=1
  -DSMOOTH_FONT=1

  ; Define the specific pin mappings here:
  -DSCR_PIN_DIN=3
  -DSCR_PIN_CLK=2
  -DSCR_PIN_CS=5
  -DSCR_PIN_DC=6
  -DSCR_PIN_RST=7
  -DSCR_PIN_BL=8

Submodule path 'pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/tools/uf2/hidapi': checked out 'a6a622ffb680c55da0de787ff93b80280498330f'
fatal: Failed to recurse into submodule path 'pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb'

fatal: Failed to recurse into submodule path 'pico-sdk'

Submodule path 'tools/libbearssl/bearssl': checked out 'f294aa022f82833941ffdf3b0f306c2072e3a26c'
Submodule path 'tools/pyserial': checked out '0e7634747568547b8a7f9fd0c48ed74f16af4b23'
Error: VCS: Could not process command ['git', 'clone', '--recursive', 'https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-pico.git', 'C:\\Users\\mytec\\.platformio\\.cache\\tmp\\pkg-installing-meterjcl']

[maxgerhardt]

fatal: Failed to recurse into submodule path 'pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb'

Yeah exactly, that is a classical sign that it couldn't clone it due to path issues (https://github.com/hathach/tinyusb/issues/1939#issuecomment-1464737325).

Have you rebooted the computer already?

Your exact platformio.ini works on my Windows 10 machine with activated Git and Win32 long paths without issues.

[mytechnotalent]

@maxgerhardt

PS C:\Users\mytec\Desktop\display> git config --system core.longpaths true
error: could not lock config file C:/Program Files/Git/etc/gitconfig: Permission denied```
I attempted in git bash as well and there is no sudo.  

I will try on my MAC M1 computer in the morning.  Thank you so much for the help I will let you know and I think it is safe to close out I will keep trying.

I did do a Admin powershell and the command took so will try again.

[mytechnotalent]

Worked thank you so much Max!!!