I'm attempting to get started with the R Pi Pico. I'm unable to build the introductory "Hello World" program using the command line tools. The nmake command fails, reporting that the C compiler cl.exe is not able to compile a simple test program.
I'm following section 9.2.3 of Getting Starting with Pico.
My installation steps are outlined in the readme at my github repo. Of note: I'm using VS2022 and Python 3.10, instead of VS2019 and Python 3.9. Those were the modern versions when the Pico guide was written, but they're outdated now.
Here is the complete output of my (failed) build attempt:
C:\Users\7hesa\Documents\WWU\EECE\RPiPico\Projects\pico-examples\build>cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" ..
Using PICO_SDK_PATH from environment ('C:\Users\7hesa\Documents\WWU\EECE\RPiPico\Toolchain\pico-sdk')
PICO_SDK_PATH is C:/Users/7hesa/Documents/WWU/EECE/RPiPico/Toolchain/pico-sdk
Defaulting PICO_PLATFORM to rp2040 since not specified.
Defaulting PICO platform compiler to pico_arm_gcc since not specified.
-- Defaulting build type to 'Release' since not specified.
PICO compiler is pico_arm_gcc
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 10.3.1
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 10.3.1
-- The ASM compiler identification is GNU
-- Found assembler: C:/Program Files (x86)/GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain/10 2021.10/bin/arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe
Defaulting PICO target board to pico since not specified.
Using board configuration from C:/Users/7hesa/Documents/WWU/EECE/RPiPico/Toolchain/pico-sdk/src/boards/include/boards/pico.h
-- Found Python3: C:/Users/7hesa/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python310/python.exe (found version "3.10.1") found components: Interpreter
TinyUSB available at C:/Users/7hesa/Documents/WWU/EECE/RPiPico/Toolchain/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/src/portable/raspberrypi/rp2040; enabling build support for USB.
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: C:/Users/7hesa/Documents/WWU/EECE/RPiPico/Projects/pico-examples/build
C:\Users\7hesa\Documents\WWU\EECE\RPiPico\Projects\pico-examples\build>nmake
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 14.30.30706.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Scanning dependencies of target bs2_default
[ 0%] Building ASM object pico-sdk/src/rp2_common/boot_stage2/CMakeFiles/bs2_default.dir/compile_time_choice.S.obj
[ 0%] Linking ASM executable bs2_default.elf
[ 0%] Built target bs2_default
[ 0%] Generating bs2_default.bin
[ 0%] Generating bs2_default_padded_checksummed.S
[ 0%] Built target bs2_default_padded_checksummed_asm
[ 0%] Creating directories for 'ELF2UF2Build'
[ 0%] No download step for 'ELF2UF2Build'
[ 0%] No update step for 'ELF2UF2Build'
[ 0%] No patch step for 'ELF2UF2Build'
[ 0%] Performing configure step for 'ELF2UF2Build'
-- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.30.30706.0
-- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.30.30706.0
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - failed
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Professional/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.30.30705/bin/Hostx86/x86/cl.exe
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Professional/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.30.30705/bin/Hostx86/x86/cl.exe - broken
CMake Error at C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.22/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake:69 (message):
The C compiler
"C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Professional/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.30.30705/bin/Hostx86/x86/cl.exe"
is not able to compile a simple test program.
It fails with the following output:
Change Dir: C:/Users/7hesa/Documents/WWU/EECE/RPiPico/Projects/pico-examples/build/elf2uf2/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp
Run Build Command(s):nmake -f Makefile /nologo cmTC_d8505\fast && "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.30.30705\bin\HostX86\x86\nmake.exe" -f CMakeFiles\cmTC_d8505.dir\build.make /nologo -L CMakeFiles\cmTC_d8505.dir\build
Building C object CMakeFiles/cmTC_d8505.dir/testCCompiler.c.obj
"C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -E cmake_cl_compile_depends --dep-file=CMakeFiles\cmTC_d8505.dir\testCCompiler.c.obj.d --working-dir=C:\Users\7hesa\Documents\WWU\EECE\RPiPico\Projects\pico-examples\build\elf2uf2\CMakeFiles\CMakeTmp --filter-prefix="Note: including file: " -- C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\2022\PROFES~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1430~1.307\bin\Hostx86\x86\cl.exe @C:\Users\7hesa\AppData\Local\Temp\nm70F7.tmp
testCCompiler.c
Linking C executable cmTC_d8505.exe
"C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -E vs_link_exe --intdir=CMakeFiles\cmTC_d8505.dir --rc=rc --mt=CMAKE_MT-NOTFOUND --manifests -- C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\2022\PROFES~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1430~1.307\bin\Hostx86\x86\link.exe /nologo @CMakeFiles\cmTC_d8505.dir\objects1.rsp @C:\Users\7hesa\AppData\Local\Temp\nm7156.tmp
RC Pass 1: command "rc /fo CMakeFiles\cmTC_d8505.dir/manifest.res CMakeFiles\cmTC_d8505.dir/manifest.rc" failed (exit code 0) with the following output:
The system cannot find the file specifiedNMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\cmake.exe"' : return code '0xffffffff'
Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.30.30705\bin\HostX86\x86\nmake.exe"' : return code '0x2'
Stop.
CMake will not be able to correctly generate this project.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
CMakeLists.txt:2 (project)
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "C:/Users/7hesa/Documents/WWU/EECE/RPiPico/Projects/pico-examples/build/elf2uf2/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
See also "C:/Users/7hesa/Documents/WWU/EECE/RPiPico/Projects/pico-examples/build/elf2uf2/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'echo' : return code '0x1'
Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.30.30705\bin\HostX86\x86\nmake.exe"' : return code '0x2'
Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.30.30705\bin\HostX86\x86\nmake.exe"' : return code '0x2'
Stop.
C:\Users\7hesa\Documents\WWU\EECE\RPiPico\Projects\pico-examples\build>cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" ..
Using PICO_SDK_PATH from environment ('C:\Users\7hesa\Documents\WWU\EECE\RPiPico\Toolchain\pico-sdk')
PICO_SDK_PATH is C:/Users/7hesa/Documents/WWU/EECE/RPiPico/Toolchain/pico-sdk
Defaulting PICO_PLATFORM to rp2040 since not specified.
Defaulting PICO platform compiler to pico_arm_gcc since not specified.
-- Defaulting build type to 'Release' since not specified.
PICO compiler is pico_arm_gcc
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 10.3.1
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 10.3.1
-- The ASM compiler identification is GNU
-- Found assembler: C:/Program Files (x86)/GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain/10 2021.10/bin/arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe
Defaulting PICO target board to pico since not specified.
Using board configuration from C:/Users/7hesa/Documents/WWU/EECE/RPiPico/Toolchain/pico-sdk/src/boards/include/boards/pico.h
-- Found Python3: C:/Users/7hesa/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python310/python.exe (found version "3.10.1") found components: Interpreter
TinyUSB available at C:/Users/7hesa/Documents/WWU/EECE/RPiPico/Toolchain/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/src/portable/raspberrypi/rp2040; enabling build support for USB.
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: C:/Users/7hesa/Documents/WWU/EECE/RPiPico/Projects/pico-examples/build
C:\Users\7hesa\Documents\WWU\EECE\RPiPico\Projects\pico-examples\build>nmake
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 14.30.30706.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Scanning dependencies of target bs2_default
[ 0%] Building ASM object pico-sdk/src/rp2_common/boot_stage2/CMakeFiles/bs2_default.dir/compile_time_choice.S.obj
[ 0%] Linking ASM executable bs2_default.elf
[ 0%] Built target bs2_default
[ 0%] Generating bs2_default.bin
[ 0%] Generating bs2_default_padded_checksummed.S
[ 0%] Built target bs2_default_padded_checksummed_asm
[ 0%] Creating directories for 'ELF2UF2Build'
[ 0%] No download step for 'ELF2UF2Build'
[ 0%] No update step for 'ELF2UF2Build'
[ 0%] No patch step for 'ELF2UF2Build'
[ 0%] Performing configure step for 'ELF2UF2Build'
-- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.30.30706.0
-- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.30.30706.0
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - failed
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Professional/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.30.30705/bin/Hostx86/x86/cl.exe
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Professional/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.30.30705/bin/Hostx86/x86/cl.exe - broken
CMake Error at C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.22/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake:69 (message):
The C compiler
"C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Professional/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.30.30705/bin/Hostx86/x86/cl.exe"
is not able to compile a simple test program.
It fails with the following output:
Change Dir: C:/Users/7hesa/Documents/WWU/EECE/RPiPico/Projects/pico-examples/build/elf2uf2/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp
Run Build Command(s):nmake -f Makefile /nologo cmTC_d8505\fast && "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.30.30705\bin\HostX86\x86\nmake.exe" -f CMakeFiles\cmTC_d8505.dir\build.make /nologo -L CMakeFiles\cmTC_d8505.dir\build
Building C object CMakeFiles/cmTC_d8505.dir/testCCompiler.c.obj
"C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -E cmake_cl_compile_depends --dep-file=CMakeFiles\cmTC_d8505.dir\testCCompiler.c.obj.d --working-dir=C:\Users\7hesa\Documents\WWU\EECE\RPiPico\Projects\pico-examples\build\elf2uf2\CMakeFiles\CMakeTmp --filter-prefix="Note: including file: " -- C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\2022\PROFES~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1430~1.307\bin\Hostx86\x86\cl.exe @C:\Users\7hesa\AppData\Local\Temp\nm70F7.tmp
testCCompiler.c
Linking C executable cmTC_d8505.exe
"C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -E vs_link_exe --intdir=CMakeFiles\cmTC_d8505.dir --rc=rc --mt=CMAKE_MT-NOTFOUND --manifests -- C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\2022\PROFES~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1430~1.307\bin\Hostx86\x86\link.exe /nologo @CMakeFiles\cmTC_d8505.dir\objects1.rsp @C:\Users\7hesa\AppData\Local\Temp\nm7156.tmp
RC Pass 1: command "rc /fo CMakeFiles\cmTC_d8505.dir/manifest.res CMakeFiles\cmTC_d8505.dir/manifest.rc" failed (exit code 0) with the following output:
The system cannot find the file specifiedNMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\cmake.exe"' : return code '0xffffffff'
Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.30.30705\bin\HostX86\x86\nmake.exe"' : return code '0x2'
Stop.
CMake will not be able to correctly generate this project.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
CMakeLists.txt:2 (project)
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "C:/Users/7hesa/Documents/WWU/EECE/RPiPico/Projects/pico-examples/build/elf2uf2/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
See also "C:/Users/7hesa/Documents/WWU/EECE/RPiPico/Projects/pico-examples/build/elf2uf2/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'echo' : return code '0x1'
Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.30.30705\bin\HostX86\x86\nmake.exe"' : return code '0x2'
Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.30.30705\bin\HostX86\x86\nmake.exe"' : return code '0x2'
Stop.
Thank you, any help will be greatly appreciated.
I am going to attempt to build from VS Studio GUI now.
Cheers!
