Corrupted ESP32 Framework- how fix?

I’ve had trouble with a corrupted framework before, but I guess it went away, certainly with help.
This problem is not specific to a program, so there’s no code here.

I know what a framework is, but it’s about two backyards away from where I see myself in all of this.
It was built long ago by mysterious people in robes, and you can download it from Espressif or others. The Software Development Kit was not created so I could muck around with it.

PIO creates a handful of folders on the fly, populated with all kinds of garbage.
The Arduino framework and the 8266 framework and the 32 framework are all in there.

So PIO builds the framework in-house as needed.

I use the ESP 32 for most stuff. What starts on the Uno ends up on the WeMos. And Espressif means a whole boatload of online files and directories and its own freakin’ framework, which I understand as the way the typing makes electrons go in one way or another.

I got some errors during build that didn’t make any sense. It was a known script.
I’d built a suite of scripts on it, which were working fine a few weeks ago. This is a non-libraries issue.

I’ve deleted the 32 framework a bunch of times. The errors change, but they continue.

I was told the std library wasn’t connected, the one that should be universally understood across C.
But then it was something different.

My cache file contained 5GB. That’s cleaned out. I’ll delete all the /pio folders when I open it and see what happens.

How does a user who lives two houses down from ‘framework’ feed and care for frameworks?
What can I do to make it work again?
It’s making the folder wrong.

Can’t find Arduino.h, can’t find esp_now.h, looking for IPAddress.h.

Errors, then code:

Processing wemos_d1_mini32 (platform: espressif32; board: wemos_d1_mini32; framework: arduino)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verbose mode can be enabled via `-v, --verbose` option
CONFIGURATION: https://docs.platformio.org/page/boards/espressif32/wemos_d1_mini32.html
PLATFORM: Espressif 32 (2.1.0+sha.2615af9) > WeMos D1 MINI ESP32
HARDWARE: ESP32 240MHz, 320KB RAM, 4MB Flash
DEBUG: Current (esp-prog) External (esp-prog, iot-bus-jtag, jlink, minimodule, olimex-arm-usb-ocd, olimex-arm-usb-ocd-h, olimex-arm-usb-tiny-h, olimex-jtag-tiny, tumpa)
PACKAGES:
 - framework-arduinoespressif32 3.10004.210126 (1.0.4)
 - tool-esptoolpy 1.30000.201119 (3.0.0)
 - toolchain-xtensa32 2.50200.80 (5.2.0)
LDF: Library Dependency Finder -> http://bit.ly/configure-pio-ldf

LDF Modes: Finder ~ chain, Compatibility ~ soft
warning: Calling missing SConscript without error is deprecated. 
Library Manager: Installing esp_nowTransition by adding must_exist=0 to SConscript calls.

Missing SConscript 'C:\Users\joema\.platformio\packages\framework-arduinoespressif32\tools\platformio-build.py'
File "C:\Users\joema\.platformio\platforms\espressif32\builder\frameworks\arduino.py", line 43, in <module>
Warning! Could not find the package with 'esp_now' requirements for your system 'windows_amd64'
Found 1 compatible libraries
Scanning dependencies...
Dependency Graph
|-- <WiFi> 1.2.7
Building in release mode
Compiling .pio\build\wemos_d1_mini32\src\main.cpp.o
Compiling .pio\build\wemos_d1_mini32\lib7ba\WiFi\WiFi.cpp.o
Compiling .pio\build\wemos_d1_mini32\lib7ba\WiFi\WiFiClient.cpp.o
Compiling .pio\build\wemos_d1_mini32\lib7ba\WiFi\WiFiServer.cpp.o
src\main.cpp:11:21: fatal error: Arduino.h: No such file or directory

*****************************************************************
* Looking for Arduino.h dependency? Check our library registry!
*
* CLI  > platformio lib search "header:Arduino.h"
* Web  > https://platformio.org/lib/search?query=header:Arduino.h
*
*****************************************************************

compilation terminated.
In file included from .pio\libdeps\wemos_d1_mini32\WiFi\src\WiFi.cpp:20:0:
.pio\libdeps\wemos_d1_mini32\WiFi\src\utility/wifi_drv.h:25:23: fatal error: IPAddress.h: No such file or directory

*******************************************************************
* Looking for IPAddress.h dependency? Check our library registry!
*
* CLI  > platformio lib search "header:IPAddress.h"
* Web  > https://platformio.org/lib/search?query=header:IPAddress.h
*
*******************************************************************

compilation terminated.
*** [.pio\build\wemos_d1_mini32\src\main.cpp.o] Error 1
*** [.pio\build\wemos_d1_mini32\lib7ba\WiFi\WiFi.cpp.o] Error 1
In file included from .pio\libdeps\wemos_d1_mini32\WiFi\src\WiFiClient.cpp:27:0:
.pio\libdeps\wemos_d1_mini32\WiFi\src\WiFi.h:30:23: fatal error: IPAddress.h: No such file or directory

*******************************************************************
* Looking for IPAddress.h dependency? Check our library registry!
*
* CLI  > platformio lib search "header:IPAddress.h"
* Web  > https://platformio.org/lib/search?query=header:IPAddress.h
*
*******************************************************************

In file included from .pio\libdeps\wemos_d1_mini32\WiFi\src\WiFiServer.cpp:27:0:
.pio\libdeps\wemos_d1_mini32\WiFi\src\WiFi.h:30:23: fatal error: IPAddress.h: No such file or directory

*******************************************************************
* Looking for IPAddress.h dependency? Check our library registry!
*
* CLI  > platformio lib search "header:IPAddress.h"
* Web  > https://platformio.org/lib/search?query=header:IPAddress.h
*
*******************************************************************

compilation terminated.
compilation terminated.
*** [.pio\build\wemos_d1_mini32\lib7ba\WiFi\WiFiClient.cpp.o] Error 1
*** [.pio\build\wemos_d1_mini32\lib7ba\WiFi\WiFiServer.cpp.o] Error 1
======================================= [FAILED]
/*********
  Rui Santos
  Complete project details at https://RandomNerdTutorials.com/esp-now-many-to-one-esp32/
  
  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  of this software and associated documentation files.
  
  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
  copies or substantial portions of the Software.
*********/
#include <Arduino.h>
#include <esp_now.h>
#include <WiFi.h>

// REPLACE WITH THE RECEIVER'S MAC Address
uint8_t broadcastAddress[] = {0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF};

// Structure example to send data
// Must match the receiver structure
typedef struct struct_message
{
  int id; // must be unique for each sender board
  int x;
  int y;
} struct_message;

//Create a struct_message called myData
struct_message myData;

// callback when data is sent
void OnDataSent(const uint8_t *mac_addr, esp_now_send_status_t status)
{
  Serial.print("\r\nLast Packet Send Status:\t");
  Serial.println(status == ESP_NOW_SEND_SUCCESS ? "Delivery Success" : "Delivery Fail");
}

void setup()
{
  // Init Serial Monitor
  Serial.begin(115200);

  // Set device as a Wi-Fi Station
  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);

  // Init ESP-NOW
  if (esp_now_init() != ESP_OK)
  {
    Serial.println("Error initializing ESP-NOW");
    return;
  }

  // Once ESPNow is successfully Init, we will register for Send CB to
  // get the status of Trasnmitted packet
  esp_now_register_send_cb(OnDataSent);

  // Register peer
  esp_now_peer_info_t peerInfo;
  memcpy(peerInfo.peer_addr, broadcastAddress, 6);
  peerInfo.channel = 0;
  peerInfo.encrypt = false;

  // Add peer
  if (esp_now_add_peer(&peerInfo) != ESP_OK)
  {
    Serial.println("Failed to add peer");
    return;
  }
}

void loop()
{
  // Set values to send
  myData.id = 1;
  myData.x = random(0, 50);
  myData.y = random(0, 50);

  // Send message via ESP-NOW
  esp_err_t result = esp_now_send(broadcastAddress, (uint8_t *)&myData, sizeof(myData));

  if (result == ESP_OK)
  {
    Serial.println("Sent with success");
  }
  else
  {
    Serial.println("Error sending the data");
  }
  delay(10000);
}

There’s a new framework-specific thread.
Please migrate this thread over there.