PlatformIO ignoring request to build littlefs image

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Trying to switch to littlefs, Cut and pasted the “board_build.filesystem = littlefs” line to platform.ini file but it seems to be ignored. System stilll tries to create the default spiffs.bin file. Here’s the platform.ini file

[env:esp32doit-devkit-v1]
platform = espressif32
board = esp32doit-devkit-v1
board_build.filesystem = littlefs
framework = arduino

monitor_speed = 115200
debug_tool = esp-prog
debug_init_break = tbreak setup
lib_deps = 
    fastled/FastLED@^3.4.0
    ESP Async WebServer
    arduino-libraries/Arduino_JSON @ 0.1.0
    lorol/LittleFS_esp32@^1.0.5

upload_port = com3

and the build output for the filesystem image

> Executing task: C:\Users\royan\.platformio\penv\Scripts\platformio.exe run --target buildfs --environment esp32doit-devkit-v1 <

Processing esp32doit-devkit-v1 (platform: espressif32; board: esp32doit-devkit-v1; framework: arduino)
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Verbose mode can be enabled via `-v, --verbose` option
CONFIGURATION: https://docs.platformio.org/page/boards/espressif32/esp32doit-devkit-v1.html
PLATFORM: Espressif 32 (3.2.0) > DOIT ESP32 DEVKIT V1
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 3.10006.210326 (1.0.6)
 - tool-esptoolpy 1.30000.201119 (3.0.0)
 - tool-mkspiffs 2.230.0 (2.30)
 - toolchain-xtensa32 2.50200.97 (5.2.0)
LDF: Library Dependency Finder -> http://bit.ly/configure-pio-ldf
LDF Modes: Finder ~ chain, Compatibility ~ soft
Found 33 compatible libraries
Scanning dependencies...
Dependency Graph
|-- <FastLED> 3.4.0
|   |-- <SPI> 1.0  
|-- <ESP Async WebServer> 1.2.3
|   |-- <AsyncTCP> 1.1.1
|   |-- <FS> 1.0
|   |-- <WiFi> 1.0
|-- <Arduino_JSON> 0.1.0
|-- <LittleFS_esp32> 1.0.5
|   |-- <FS> 1.0
|-- <WiFi> 1.0
|-- <FS> 1.0
Building in release mode
Building SPIFFS image from 'data' directory to .pio\build\esp32doit-devkit-v1\spiffs.bin
/Becky1.bmp
/Becky2.bmp
/Betty1.bmp

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As noted above it’s building spiffs.bin, in fact has a later error because it doesn’t like the included subfolder.

Puzzled as no one else seems to have the issue? This is on a new clean Windows install in the last month so should be uptodate.

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This option only exists for ESP8266, not for ESP32. See docs and compare here.

You need to follow the library author’s instructions here at GitHub - lorol/LITTLEFS: LittleFS library for arduino-esp32.

LittleFS is still not integrated in the Arduino-ESP32 core, hence no support out of the box. See Embed littleFS · Issue #3765 · espressif/arduino-esp32 · GitHub and Embed littleFS · Issue #3765 · espressif/arduino-esp32 · GitHub.

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Thanks for the quick reply, although that’s certainly not an answer I was expecting.

I had noticed the 8266 references in the documentation but generally assume 8266=32 unless noted otherwise. Doubt I’m the only one. But I stand corrected, and will defer to the Arduino IDE for the moment.