Building error from CubeIde 1.14.0

[Kim KyungTack]

hello.

I am creating a new development environment with this new PC purchase.

I installed the latest version(1.14.0) of CubeIDE and imported the old project that was building normally.

I expect it to build fine, but you get an error while building the project.

Here's a breakdown of the error

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process_begin: CreateProcessW(D:\ST\STM32CubeIDE\plugins\com.st.stm32cube.ide.mcu.externaltools.make.win32_2.1.100.202310302056\tools\bin\sh.exe, D:/ST/STM32CubeIDE/plugins/com.st.stm32cube.ide.mcu.externaltools.make.win32_2.1.100.202310302056/tools/bin/sh.exe -c "arm-none-eabi-gcc \"../FATFS/Target/sd_diskio.c\" -mcpu=cortex-m4 -std=gnu18 -DUSE_HAL_DRIVER -DSTM32F429xx -DEW_FRAME_BUFFER_COLOR_FORMAT=EW_FRAME_BUFFER_COLOR_FORMAT_RGB565 -c -I../Drivers/CMSIS/Include -I.../Drivers/STM32F4xx_HAL_Driver/Inc -I../Drivers/STM32F4xx_HAL_Driver/Inc/Legacy -I../Drivers/CMSIS/Device/ST/STM32F4xx/Include -I../Drivers/Driver -I../Drivers/Driver/components -I.../Drivers/Driver/components/stmpe811 -I../Drivers/Driver/components/tsc2007 -I../Middlewares/Third_Party/FatFs/src -I../Middlewares/Third_Party/Fonts -I.../Middlewares/Third_Party/EWizard -I../Middlewares/Third_Party/EWizard/Code -I../Middlewares/Third_Party/EWizard/Package/RGB565 -I../Middlewares/Third_Party/EWizard/Package/RTE -I.../Middlewares/Third_Party/EWizard/Target -I../FATFS/App -I../FATFS/Target -I../Core/Inc -Ofast -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -Wall -fstack-usage -fcyclomatic-complexity -MMD -MP -MF\"FATFS/Target/sd_diskio.d\" -MT\"FATFS/Target/sd_diskio.o\" --specs=nano.specs -mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16 -mfloat-abi=hard -mthumb -o \"FATFS/Target/sd_diskio.o\"", ...) failed.

make (e=87): The parameters is incorrect.

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With the help of Google, I've confirmed that the error occurs when the length of the command exceeds 32K, but I'm not finding a solution.

Is there any way to fix this? I've attached a text file with the full console history.

[Semer CHERNI · Accepted solution]

Hello @Kim KyungTack 

First let me thank you for posting.

In fact you are right, this issue occurs when the command exceeds 32k and it's a limitation in Windows which will not be found in Linux or MAC OS.

To be able to build your project, I advise you to do one or both of theses points:

• try to shorten the paths used
• build the library used separately then link them

KR,
Semer.

[Kim KyungTack]

Thank you.

- build the library used separately then link them.

Which method are you referring to?

[Pavel A.]

Apologies for jumping in - where is the command line > 32K chars/bytes?  The command that failed with error 87 does not exceed 32K, it is much less. The error likely is thrown by Windows API CreateProcessW and may be caused by the "..." parameters not printed in the log.

Linux or Mac obviously do not have this error because there is no CreateProcess().

For a quick trial:

1. please reproduce without the make -j option, to simplify the situation and logs. Will the same command fail again, with the same error?

2. Try internal builder instead of external

[Kim KyungTack]

Interestingly, restarting the PC made the issue go away.

However, this issue does occur occasionally, and when it does, it goes away again after restarting the PC.

1. Where should I put the -j option in CubeIDE?

2. I'll try it when I get a chance.

[Pavel A.]

Next time instead of restarting the pc, try logout and login. Will this help too?