Xtensa problem , cannot buil main.cpp

I can not build a project due to following error:xtensa-lx106-elf-g++’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

I have downloaded xtensa-lx106-elf … zip Where do I put the extracted files?

What is your OS? You don’t need to do a manual work.

Win 10 64 bit … “update platforms and libraries” shows that toolchain-xtensa is up to date, yet every time I Build I get: “xtensa is not an internal or external command” … I’m sure my files are just in the wrong place. Any help in setting my dependencies would be great.

Open PlatformIO IDE Terminal and run

pio platform uninstall espressif8266
pio platform install espressif8266

RESULTS:
PS C:\Users\SPF\Platformio Projects> pio platform uninstall espress8266
Error: Unknown platform 'espress8266’
PS C:\Users\SPF\Platformio Projects> pio platform install espress8266
PlatformManager: Installing espress8266
Error: Detected unknown package 'espress8266
PS C:\Users\SPF\Platformio Projects>

That is my typo. Please sorry. It should be espressif8266 instead espress8266. Check edited comment above.

Getting closer: but still … error
framework-arduinoespressif8266 @ 1.20300.1 has been successfully installed!
Verbose mode can be enabled via -v, --verbose option
Collected 23 compatible libraries
Looking for dependencies…
Library Dependency Graph
|-- v1.0

|-- v1.0
|-- v1.0
| |-- v1.0
| |--
| | |-- v1.0
|--
|--
| |-- v1.0
Compiling .pioenvs\esp12e\src\main.o
Archiving .pioenvs\esp12e\libFrameworkArduinoVariant.a
Compiling .pioenvs\esp12e\FrameworkArduino\Esp.o
Compiling .pioenvs\esp12e\FrameworkArduino\FS.o
’xtensa-lx106-elf-ar’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
*** [.pioenvs\esp12e\libFrameworkArduinoVariant.a] Error 1
*** [.pioenvs\esp12e\src\main.o] Error 309
*** [.pioenvs\esp12e\FrameworkArduino\FS.o] Error 309
*** [.pioenvs\esp12e\FrameworkArduino\Esp.o] Error 309
[ERROR] Took 15.77 seconds

Strange. Please close PlatformIO IDE, follow to %USERPROFILE% directory and delete a hidden folder named.platformio`. Start IDE again.

P.S: Something is wrong with permissions :frowning:

Tried that earlier, and just again:

tool-esptool @ 1.409.0 has been successfully installed!
PackageManager: Installing tool-scons @ >=2.3.0,<2.6.0
Downloading…
Unpacking…
tool-scons @ 2.4.1 has been successfully installed!
Unpacking…
framework-arduinoespressif8266 @ 1.20300.1 has been successfully installed!rduinoVariant.ano\Esp.o
Compiling .pioenvs\esp12e\FrameworkArduino\FS.o
Compiling .pioenvs\esp12e\FrameworkArduino\HardwareSerial.o
*** [.pioenvs\esp12e\src\main.o] Error 309
*** [.pioenvs\esp12e\FrameworkArduino\Esp.o] Error 309
*** [.pioenvs\esp12e\FrameworkArduino\FS.o] Error 309
*** [.pioenvs\esp12e\FrameworkArduino\HardwareSerial.o] Error 309
[ERRORoenvs\esp12e\FrameworkArduino\Esp.o
Compiling .pioenvs\esp12e\FrameworkArduino\FS.o
*** [.pioenvs\esp12e\src\main.o] Error 309
*** [.pioenvs\esp12e\FrameworkArduino\Esp.o] Error 309
*** [.pioenvs\esp12e\FrameworkArduino\FS.o] Error 309
[ERROR] Took 15.85 seconds