Static code analysis fails when project path contains spaces

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Configuration

Operating system: Windows 11 Version 23H2(OS Build 22631.3447)

PlatformIO Version (platformio --version): PlatformIO Core, version 6.1.15

Description of problem

Running static code analysis in a project with a project path containing spaces cause the analysis to fail.

Steps to Reproduce

1.Start static code analysis from the inspect menu

Actual Results

Error: Checking nucleo_f446re > cppcheck (platform: ststm32; board: nucleo_f446re; framework: arduino)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Warning: Failed to extract toolchain defines!

'C:\Users\Sebastien' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Warning: Failed to extract toolchain defines!

'C:\Users\Sebastien' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Sebastien Robitaille\.platformio\packages\tool-cppcheck\cppcheck --addon-python=C:\Users\Sebastien Robitaille\.platformio\penv\Scripts\python.exe --error-exitcode=3 --verbose --template="severity={severity}<&PIO&>message={message}<&PIO&>file={file}<&PIO&>line={line}<&PIO&>column={column}<&PIO&>callstack={callstack}<&PIO&>cwe={cwe}<&PIO&>id={id}" --inline-suppr --platform=unspecified --enable=warning,style,performance,portability,unusedFunction --language=c++ --std=c++17 -DPLATFORMIO=60115 -DSTM32F446xx -DSTM32F4xx -DARDUINO=10808 -DARDUINO_ARCH_STM32 -DNDEBUG -DARDUINO_NUCLEO_F446RE -DBOARD_NAME="NUCLEO_F446RE" -DHAL_UART_MODULE_ENABLED -DUSE_FULL_LL_DRIVER -DVARIANT_H="variant_NUCLEO_F446RE.h" -DVECT_TAB_OFFSET=0x0 --includes-file=C:\Users\SEBAST~1\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpf2jrg_2p "C:\Users\Sebastien Robitaille\Documents\git\BugTesting\src\main.cpp"
Checking C:\Users\Sebastien Robitaille\Documents\git\BugTesting\src\main.cpp ...

Defines:PLATFORMIO=60115;STM32F446xx=1;STM32F4xx=1;ARDUINO=10808;ARDUINO_ARCH_STM32=1;NDEBUG=1;ARDUINO_NUCLEO_F446RE=1;BOARD_NAME="NUCLEO_F446RE";HAL_UART_MODULE_ENABLED=1;USE_FULL_LL_DRIVER=1;VARIANT_H="variant_NUCLEO_F446RE.h";VECT_TAB_OFFSET=0x0

Undefines:

Includes: -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/Documents/git/BugTesting/include/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/Documents/git/BugTesting/src/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/avr/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/LL/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/usb/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/OpenAMP/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/usb/hid/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/usb/cdc/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/STM32F4xx_HAL_Driver/Inc/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/STM32F4xx_HAL_Driver/Src/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/STM32F4xx/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/ST/STM32_USB_Device_Library/Core/Inc/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/ST/STM32_USB_Device_Library/Core/Src/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP/open-amp/lib/include/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP/libmetal/lib/include/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP/virtual_driver/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-cmsis/CMSIS/Core/Include/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/CMSIS/Device/ST/STM32F4xx/Include/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/CMSIS/Device/ST/STM32F4xx/Source/Templates/gcc/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-cmsis/CMSIS/DSP/Include/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-cmsis/CMSIS/DSP/PrivateInclude/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/variants/STM32F4xx/F446R(C-E)T/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/CMSIS_DSP/src/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/EEPROM/src/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/IWatchdog/src/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Keyboard/src/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Mouse/src/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/RGB_LED_TLC59731/src/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/SPI/src/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Servo/src/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/SoftwareSerial/src/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/SrcWrapper/src/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/SubGhz/src/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Wire/src/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi/arm-none-eabi/include/c++/12.3.1/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi/arm-none-eabi/include/c++/12.3.1/arm-none-eabi/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi/lib/gcc/arm-none-eabi/12.3.1/include/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi/lib/gcc/arm-none-eabi/12.3.1/include-fixed/ -IC:/Users/Sebastien Robitaille/.platformio/packages/toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi/arm-none-eabi/include/

Platform:unspecified

Error: Found a breaking defect '#error GCC version 6.3 or higher is required' in C:\Users\Sebastien Robitaille\.platformio\packages\framework-arduinoststm32\cores\arduino\Arduino.h:29
Please note: check results might not be valid!
Try adding --skip-packages

"severity=error<&PIO&>message=#error "GCC version 6.3 or higher is required"<&PIO&>file=C:\Users\Sebastien Robitaille\.platformio\packages\framework-arduinoststm32\cores\arduino\Arduino.h<&PIO&>line=29<&PIO&>column=0<&PIO&>callstack=[C:\Users\Sebastien Robitaille\.platformio\packages\framework-arduinoststm32\cores\arduino\Arduino.h:29]<&PIO&>cwe=0<&PIO&>id=preprocessorErrorDirective"

Error: cppcheck failed to perform check! Please examine tool output in verbose mode.

========================== [FAILED] Took 4.40 seconds ==========================
Environment Tool Status Duration
------------- -------- -------- ------------
nucleo_f446re cppcheck FAILED 00:00:04.404
==================== 1 failed, 0 succeeded in 00:00:04.404 ====================

Expected Results

Successfully completed analysis.

Additional info

Path to project folder: C:\Users\Sebastien Robitaille\Documents\git\BugTesting Performing the analysis with a identical project that had a path not containing no spaces yielded no errors.

The error appears to originate from: platformio/project/helpers.py

def _get_toolchain_defines(self):
        def _extract_defines(language, includes_file):
            build_flags = self.cxx_flags if language == "c++" else self.cc_flags
            defines = []
            cmd = "echo | %s -x %s %s %s -dM -E -" % (
                self.cc_path,
                language,
                " ".join(
                    [f for f in build_flags if f.startswith(("-m", "-f", "-std"))]
                ),
                includes_file,
            )
            result = proc.exec_command(cmd, shell=True)

            if result["returncode"] != 0:
                click.echo("Warning: Failed to extract toolchain defines!")
                if self.options.get("verbose"):
                    click.echo(result["out"])
                    click.echo(result["err"])

I just wanted to get some consensus that this is the cause of this issue before attempting a pull request.

[joyfullservice]

I had the same issue on my system where my username contains a space. Thanks to the clues from @sssmc I was able to find the affected file and adjust it to quote the path. After making the change, I was able to successfully run the inspection tool.

In my case, I needed to change C:\Users\Adam Waller\.platformio\penv\Lib\site-packages\platformio\check\tools\base.py line 93 as shown below:

           # I changed this
            cmd = "echo | %s -x %s %s %s -dM -E -" % (

           # To this
            cmd = 'echo | "%s" -x %s %s %s -dM -E -' % (

I am happy to provide a PR if that would be helpful.