MSP432: Windows makefile/compile doesn't allow for "\Program Files"

[WestfW]

If I install Energia 0101e0015 in the logical place on a windows system (C:\Program Files\energia-0101e0015), the Makefile-based MSP432 builds will fail due to the space in the pathname:

C:\Program Files\energia-0101E0015\tools\common\bin\make --no-print-directory -C C:\DOCUME~1\Bill\LOCALS~1\Temp\build3847528908447436.tmp\ -f C:\Program Files\energia-0101E0015\hardware\common\Makefile 
C:\Program Files\energia-0101E0015\hardware\common\Makefile:19: C:\Program: No such file or directory
C:\Program Files\energia-0101E0015\hardware\common\Makefile:19: Files\energia-0101E0015/hardware/msp432/targets/MSP-EXP432P401R/Board.mk: No such file or directory
CCROOT C:\Program Files\energia-0101E0015\hardware\tools\lm4f
SDKROOT C:\Program Files\energia-0101E0015\hardware\msp432/CC3200SDK_1.0.0.patch
CLOSURE C:\Program Files\energia-0101E0015\hardware\common
MAINSKETCH sketch_mar27a.cpp
C:\Program Files\energia-0101E0015\hardware\common\Makefile:100: C:\Program: No such file or directory
C:\Program Files\energia-0101E0015\hardware\common\Makefile:100: Files\energia-0101E0015/hardware/msp432/Plat.mk: No such file or directory
'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
make: *** No rule to make target `Files\energia-0101E0015/hardware/msp432/Plat.mk'.  Stop.
C:\Program Files\energia-0101E0015\tools\common\bin\make returned 2

This is a common problem mixing unix-like tools with Windows, but usually special care is take to at least support the "Program Files" directory.

[rei-vilo]

The requirement for the names and paths without spaces or special characters, is a limitation due to the GCC tool-chain.

[WestfW]

Note that targets other than MSP432 work fine with an install in "\Program Files", even though they have both source and tools there. It's only the (new) Make-based build that has problems.

[rei-vilo]

That's a limitation of the makefile.

[WestfW]

If you can figure out how to put a "dospath.bat" into a well know executable place (even if the current IDE location has spaces in the dirs), then you can convert the paths to their DOS equivalents in the Makefile...

(This is a concept demonstration, not a patch...)

dospath.bat:

@ECHO OFF
echo %~s1

Changed part of hardware/common/Makefile:

# (if present) include definitions of the macros described above

include Variables.mk

ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
$(shell set CYGWIN = nodosfilewarning)
RM = $(shell rmdir /S /Q build >nul 2>nul)
MKDIR = mkdir
SHELL = C:/Windows/System32/cmd.exe
APPLICATION_PATH := $(shell "c:\bin\dospath" "$(APPLICATION_PATH)")
CLOSURE := $(shell "c:\bin\dospath" "$(CLOSURE)")
SDKROOT := $(shell "c:\bin\dospath" "$(SDKROOT)")
CCROOT := $(shell "c:\bin\dospath" "$(CCROOT)")
else
RM = rm -rf build
MKDIR = mkdir -p
endif

$(info TREEROOT $(TREE_ROOT))
$(info APPLICATION_PATH $(APPLICATION_PATH))

BOARD_DIR := $(APPLICATION_PATH)/hardware/$(PLATFORM)/targets/$(BOARD)
include $(BOARD_DIR)/Board.mk

$(info CCROOT $(CCROOT))
$(info SDKROOT $(SDKROOT))

[WestfW]

You can apparently do this without a .bat file by calling cmd.exe (shell) with an argument like:

cmd /c 'for %I in ("\Program Files\Energia-0101E0015\tools\common\") do @echo %~sI'

But the quoting of quotes and parens from within a Makefile is ... not obvious to me at the moment :-(

[robertinant]

Thanks @WestfW! I'll looked at this a while back and was not able to find a proper work-around. Will look into it again using the hints you posted here.

Thanks!

Robert

[WestfW]

Potentially, if the IDE java code is already parsing pathnames, instead of using just strings, the conversion to the the 8.3 format could be done when writing Variables.mk. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11038595/java-call-for-windows-api-getshortpathname

[KermMartian]

I've run into this issue as well with the MSP432 and Energia 0101e0016. Is there any potential fix in the pipeline?

Edit: My temporary fix is to put the following in my Makefile: APPLICATION_PATH := C:/Progra~2/Energia CCROOT := C:/Progra~2/Energia/hardware/tools/lm4f

[robertinant]

The build process has completely changed in Energia 18 and fixes the issue with spaces in the path as described in this issue.