mcconfig build output parameter is empty since 0.24.0 (macOS)

[mrpeu]

I am getting an error on build with 0.24.0

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  Error: Command failed with exit code 1: mcconfig -m -p esp32/m5paper -t build -o  -d
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  ### Error: -o '-d': directory not found!
...

I installed each intermediate version from the latest 0.24.3 down to 0.23.0.
The first time I installed xs-dev might have been between 0.22.0 and 0.23.0.

I must might ruined something while trying to fix this problem.
0.23.0 used to work. It does not anymore but it's another problem I guess.

Command failed with exit code 2: mcconfig -m -p esp32/m5paper -t build -o /Users/XS/projects/xs/moddable/build -d
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/XS/.local/share/esp32/esp-idf/tools/idf.py", line 36, in <module>
  from idf_py_actions.tools import executable_exists, idf_version, merge_action_lists, realpath  # noqa: E402
File "/Users/XS/.local/share/esp32/esp-idf/tools/idf_py_actions/tools.py", line 7, in <module>
  import click
  ImportError: No module named click
    make: *** [/Users/XS/projects/xs/moddable/build/tmp/esp32/m5paper/debug/m5paper/xsProj-esp32/build/config/sdkconfig.h]
Error 1

xs-dev info:

  CLI Version                0.24.3                                                          
  OS                         Darwin                                                          
  Arch                       arm64                                                           
  Shell                      /bin/zsh                                                        
  NodeJS Version             v19.1.0 (/Users/gpe/.nvm/versions/node/v19.1.0/bin/node)        
  Python Version              (/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python) 
  Moddable SDK Version       3.7.6 (/Users/gpe/projects/experiments/perso/moddable)          
  Supported target devices   mac, esp32                                                      
  ESP32 IDF Directory        /Users/gpe/.local/share/esp32/esp-idf

I'll try to un/reinstall everything now.

[mrpeu]

I'm getting errors that might be unrelated when reinstalling esp-idf stuff (xs-dev setup --device esp32)

I'm blaming my lack of experience with Python environment 😉

[HipsterBrown]

@mrpeu I'll still look into the empty output flag getting passed to mcconfig. The Python dependencies are probably the biggest point of friction with the rest of the set up current, especially since esp-idf likes to ship its own version of Python and NodeJS.

I recently started using asdf plugins via rtx to manage my language tooling, including asdf-python. Your mileage may vary 😄

[mrpeu]

Seeing this issue, brew unlink python seemed to have solved the issue.
I could reliably run xs-dev run --device simulator/m5paper and xs-dev run --device esp32/m5paper.
But then xs-dev build --deploy --device esp32/m5paper gave the original error of this post (with the missing output parameter). And now run commands (on device) trigger the exception ImportError: No module named click again; run on simulator still works.

So it might be an issue with xs-dev, or the tools it automates of course.

Thanks for xs-dev anyway, the effort is grandiose.

[mrpeu]

Thanks. The rest is confirmed to be about Python setups.