Error with includes involving variants using Arduino framework

callum-irving · June 3, 2021, 11:14pm

There seems to be an issue involving the include directories that are auto-generated inside vscode. The error is in main.cpp, on the #include <Arduino.h> line.

Here are the errors:

#include errors detected. Please update your includePath. Squiggles are disabled for this translation unit (/home/callum/Documents/PlatformIO/Projects/Crypto Wallet/src/main.cpp).C/C++(1696)

cannot open source file "variant_BLACKPILL_F411CE.h" (dependency of "Arduino.h")C/C++(1696)

Basically, the variant file “variant_BLACKPILL_F411CE.h” isn’t in the includes directory. I fixed this by adding the directory:

/home/user/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/variants/STM32F4xx/F411C(C-E)(U-Y)

to the list of includes in .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json, but every time I change something in the PlatformIO config, it regenerates this file and gets rid of the path.

Is there something I can change so the PlatformIO adds this to the list of include directories by itself?

Note: I am on Linux, I’m not sure if this has anything to do with the error because I am very new to PlatformIO.

Thanks!

maxgerhardt · June 3, 2021, 11:23pm

Hm weird, I see the variant being correctly declared as

github.com

platformio/platform-ststm32/blob/472c5ca44133549d4398a96b1396d91749a454da/boards/blackpill_f411ce.json#L12-L12


      
          "variant": "STM32F4xx/F411C(C-E)(U-Y)",

and this logic adds it as an include path

github.com

stm32duino/Arduino_Core_STM32/blob/291cebcb38e3eb706e79af9efefb622a99ac2603/tools/platformio/platformio-build.py#L407-L412


      
          if "build.variant" in board_config:
              env.Append(
                  CCFLAGS='"-I%s"' % variant_dir,
                  LINKFLAGS=['"-L%s"' % variant_dir]
              )
              env.BuildSources(join("$BUILD_DIR", "FrameworkArduinoVariant"), variant_dir)

so I’m not sure what the issue would be. Please report this bug to Issues · platformio/platform-ststm32 · GitHub along with the used platformio.ini.

You may temporarily fix this IntelliSense issue by adding

build_flags = -I/home/user/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/variants/STM32F4xx/F411C(C-E)(U-Y)

to the platformio.ini of the project.

callum-irving · June 4, 2021, 12:10am

Sorry, I should have said that it actually compiles just fine. The issue is just that the c/c++ extension in vscode doesn’t know about the header file because it isn’t in the c_cpp_properties.json file. Adding the build_flags thing actually stopped it from compiling.

I’m wondering if the bug is just that the variant folder isn’t added inside c_cpp_properties.json, but if this works for other people then maybe it’s just me?

Thanks for you help.

maxgerhardt · June 4, 2021, 10:04am

Please remove the build_flags again and do a Ctrl+Shift+P → Rebuild IntelliSense. Then post the content of the .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json.

callum-irving · June 4, 2021, 1:59pm

Alright, here are the file contents:

{
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "PlatformIO",
            "includePath": [
                "/home/callum/Projects/Crypto Wallet/include",
                "/home/callum/Projects/Crypto Wallet/src",
                "/home/callum/Projects/Crypto Wallet/.pio/libdeps/blackpill_f411ce/U8g2/src",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Wire/src",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/SPI/src",
                "/home/callum/Projects/Crypto Wallet/.pio/libdeps/blackpill_f411ce/uBitcoin/src",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/avr",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/LL",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/usb",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/OpenAMP",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/usb/hid",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/usb/cdc",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/STM32F4xx_HAL_Driver/Inc",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/STM32F4xx_HAL_Driver/Src",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/STM32F4xx",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/ST/STM32_USB_Device_Library/Core/Inc",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/ST/STM32_USB_Device_Library/Core/Src",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP/open-amp/lib/include",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP/libmetal/lib/include",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP/virtual_driver",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-cmsis/CMSIS/Core/Include",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/CMSIS/Device/ST/STM32F4xx/Include",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/CMSIS/Device/ST/STM32F4xx/Source/Templates/gcc",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-cmsis/CMSIS/DSP/Include",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-cmsis/CMSIS/DSP/PrivateInclude",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/CMSIS_DSP/src",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/EEPROM/src",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/IWatchdog/src",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Keyboard/src",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Mouse/src",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Servo/src",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/SoftwareSerial/src",
                "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/SrcWrapper/src",
                // I add this line to fix IntelliSense: "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/variants/STM32F4xx/F411C(C-E)(U-Y)",
                ""
            ],
            "browse": {
                "limitSymbolsToIncludedHeaders": true,
                "path": [
                    "/home/callum/Projects/Crypto Wallet/include",
                    "/home/callum/Projects/Crypto Wallet/src",
                    "/home/callum/Projects/Crypto Wallet/.pio/libdeps/blackpill_f411ce/U8g2/src",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Wire/src",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/SPI/src",
                    "/home/callum/Projects/Crypto Wallet/.pio/libdeps/blackpill_f411ce/uBitcoin/src",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/avr",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/LL",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/usb",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/OpenAMP",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/usb/hid",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/usb/cdc",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/STM32F4xx_HAL_Driver/Inc",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/STM32F4xx_HAL_Driver/Src",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/STM32F4xx",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/ST/STM32_USB_Device_Library/Core/Inc",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/ST/STM32_USB_Device_Library/Core/Src",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP/open-amp/lib/include",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP/libmetal/lib/include",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP/virtual_driver",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-cmsis/CMSIS/Core/Include",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/CMSIS/Device/ST/STM32F4xx/Include",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/CMSIS/Device/ST/STM32F4xx/Source/Templates/gcc",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-cmsis/CMSIS/DSP/Include",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-cmsis/CMSIS/DSP/PrivateInclude",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/CMSIS_DSP/src",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/EEPROM/src",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/IWatchdog/src",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Keyboard/src",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Mouse/src",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Servo/src",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/SoftwareSerial/src",
                    "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/SrcWrapper/src",
                    ""
                ]
            },
            "defines": [
                "PLATFORMIO=50101",
                "STM32F4xx",
                "STM32F411xE",
                "STM32F4xx",
                "ARDUINO=10808",
                "ARDUINO_ARCH_STM32",
                "ARDUINO_BLACKPILL_F411CE",
                "BOARD_NAME=\"BLACKPILL_F411CE\"",
                "HAL_UART_MODULE_ENABLED",
                "USE_FULL_LL_DRIVER",
                "VARIANT_H=\"variant_BLACKPILL_F411CE.h\"",
                "CUSTOM_PERIPHERAL_PINS",
                ""
            ],
            "cStandard": "c11",
            "cppStandard": "c++14",
            "compilerPath": "/home/callum/.platformio/packages/toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi/bin/arm-none-eabi-gcc",
            "compilerArgs": [
                "-mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16",
                "-mfloat-abi=hard",
                "-mcpu=cortex-m4",
                "-mthumb",
                ""
            ]
        }
    ],
    "version": 4
}

I commented out the fix that I’m using but you can see it at the bottom of the includePath list.

maxgerhardt · June 4, 2021, 2:19pm

I can’t reproduce the problem.

When I create a new folder and do

pio init -b blackpill_f411ce --ide=vscode

and inspect the generated .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json I get

//
// !!! WARNING !!! AUTO-GENERATED FILE!
// PLEASE DO NOT MODIFY IT AND USE "platformio.ini":
// https://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf/section_env_build.html#build-flags
//
{
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "PlatformIO",
            "includePath": [
                "/home/max/pio_tests/stm32_include/include",
                "/home/max/pio_tests/stm32_include/src",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/avr",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/LL",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/usb",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/OpenAMP",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/usb/hid",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/usb/cdc",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/STM32F4xx_HAL_Driver/Inc",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/STM32F4xx_HAL_Driver/Src",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/STM32F4xx",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/ST/STM32_USB_Device_Library/Core/Inc",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/ST/STM32_USB_Device_Library/Core/Src",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP/open-amp/lib/include",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP/libmetal/lib/include",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP/virtual_driver",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-cmsis/CMSIS/Core/Include",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/CMSIS/Device/ST/STM32F4xx/Include",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/CMSIS/Device/ST/STM32F4xx/Source/Templates/gcc",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-cmsis/CMSIS/DSP/Include",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-cmsis/CMSIS/DSP/PrivateInclude",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/variants/STM32F4xx/F411C(C-E)(U-Y)",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/CMSIS_DSP/src",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/EEPROM/src",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/IWatchdog/src",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Keyboard/src",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Mouse/src",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/SPI/src",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Servo/src",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/SoftwareSerial/src",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/SrcWrapper/src",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Wire/src",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/tool-unity",
                ""
            ],
            "browse": {
                "limitSymbolsToIncludedHeaders": true,
                "path": [
                    "/home/max/pio_tests/stm32_include/include",
                    "/home/max/pio_tests/stm32_include/src",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/avr",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/LL",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/usb",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/OpenAMP",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/usb/hid",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino/stm32/usb/cdc",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/STM32F4xx_HAL_Driver/Inc",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/STM32F4xx_HAL_Driver/Src",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/STM32F4xx",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/ST/STM32_USB_Device_Library/Core/Inc",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/ST/STM32_USB_Device_Library/Core/Src",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP/open-amp/lib/include",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP/libmetal/lib/include",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Middlewares/OpenAMP/virtual_driver",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-cmsis/CMSIS/Core/Include",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/CMSIS/Device/ST/STM32F4xx/Include",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/system/Drivers/CMSIS/Device/ST/STM32F4xx/Source/Templates/gcc",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-cmsis/CMSIS/DSP/Include",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-cmsis/CMSIS/DSP/PrivateInclude",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/variants/STM32F4xx/F411C(C-E)(U-Y)",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/CMSIS_DSP/src",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/EEPROM/src",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/IWatchdog/src",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Keyboard/src",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Mouse/src",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/SPI/src",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Servo/src",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/SoftwareSerial/src",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/SrcWrapper/src",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/Wire/src",
                    "/home/max/.platformio/packages/tool-unity",
                    ""
                ]
            },
            "defines": [
                "PLATFORMIO=50200",
                "STM32F4xx",
                "STM32F411xE",
                "STM32F4xx",
                "ARDUINO=10808",
                "ARDUINO_ARCH_STM32",
                "ARDUINO_BLACKPILL_F411CE",
                "BOARD_NAME=\"BLACKPILL_F411CE\"",
                "HAL_UART_MODULE_ENABLED",
                "USE_FULL_LL_DRIVER",
                "VARIANT_H=\"variant_BLACKPILL_F411CE.h\"",
                "CUSTOM_PERIPHERAL_PINS",
                ""
            ],
            "cStandard": "c11",
            "cppStandard": "c++14",
            "compilerPath": "/home/max/.platformio/packages/toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi@1.90201.191206/bin/arm-none-eabi-gcc",
            "compilerArgs": [
                "-mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16",
                "-mfloat-abi=hard",
                "-mcpu=cortex-m4",
                "-mthumb",
                ""
            ]
        }
    ],
    "version": 4
}

notice how there is

                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/cores/arduino",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/variants/STM32F4xx/F411C(C-E)(U-Y)",
                "/home/max/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoststm32/libraries/CMSIS_DSP/src",

so the path information is there.

Please do a

pio upgrade --dev
pio platform update ststm32

in a CLI and retry project creation.

callum-irving · June 4, 2021, 2:40pm

I ran the two commands then created the project again and it seems to have solved the problem! Thanks so much for your help, I probably would have switched to Arduino IDE if I couldn’t get this solved.