No rule to make target when I remove images

[Zu]

Hello,

I am doing these steps:

• I made a new project
• added a button with a random image and a text label
• compiled and executed
• opened the project in stm32cubeide
• added into the project some libraries that I am using to read sensors
• compiled and executed on the target with stm32cubeide
• Removed the button compiled and executed with stm32cubeide [ERROR: make: *** No rule to make target '../Application/User/generated/image_Dark_Slider_Vertical_Medium_Slider3_Vertical_fill.cpp', needed by 'Application/User/generated/image_Dark_Slider_Vertical_Medium_Slider3_Vertical_fill.o'. Stop.]
• but if I compile with touchgfx to the target, it works without errors.

Touchgfx 4.17.0

stm32cubeide Version: 1.6.1

How I can dig into the problem?

I also tried to regenerate the code and update the ioc file.

Thanks

[MM..1]

Explain more Removed the button compiled and executed with stm32cubeide

[Zu]

I removed the button with that background (image_Dark_Slider_Vertical_Medium_Slider3_Vertical_fill) from touchgfx by clicking on it and pressing CANC.

It works in simulation using touchgfx but then gives the error when I compile the project from stm32cubeide

[Zu]

I updated Stm32Cube from 1.6.1 to 1.7.0 and this problem is solved, but do not know what is the cause.

[AAdam.2]

I'm running version 1.7 and the same thing happened. no clue how to fix it. I guess I'll just start fresh again. Touch gfx is cool, but there is a lot happening in the background, so when things break you are pretty much SOL.

[Romain DIELEMAN]

Hi,

The way I fix this is usually by opening the .project in notepad++ (or other code editor) and look for the lines related to that images that were removed and that cause issues. I then delete them. I am unsure if it is a STM32CubeIDE or a TouchGFX issue where this is not properly cleaned, I'll ask around again. I do't always face it but it is really annoying when I do I won't lie 😅.

/Romain

[AAdam.2 · Accepted solution]

Hi Roman,

Thank you for the feedback. Well after I wrote that I figured.. HEY!!, I'm not going to let this thing beat me, and I better figure it out incase it happens again (which is a pretty safe bet probably). All I ended up having to do was go into application/user/generated/ and delete the .cpp files that were associated with the removed images from tGFX designer. They were obvious because then were marked with a '!'. The files were completed empty, but still in the file system.

Is there a way to "clean" the code generated from TouchGFX Designer directly, or can it only be done through the CUBE IDE?