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CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE not passed to CMakeLists.txt for the generated project via STM32CubeMX

hakeila
Associate II

‎2024-10-24 07:18 PM

Hi,

I have setup and configured an STM32H5-based MCU via STM32CubeMX and with cmake as build system.

 

I managed to build it successfully using Ninja generator. However, I can't change the configuration to Release and it is always Debug even though I used -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release. 

 

I tried this in command line and using STM32 VSCODE Extension and all with the same results. 

 

I even tried to pass -DCMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES="Debug;Release".

 

Here is my build script:

 

@echo off

set TargetBuild=%1

:CHECK_INPUT

IF [%TargetBuild%] == [] GOTO :ERROR

:PROCESS

cd ../ &

rm -rf Secure/build &

rm -rf NonSecure/build &

rm -rf build 

mkdir build &

cd build &

cmake -DCMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES=%TargetBuild% -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=%TargetBuild% -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=gcc-arm-none-eabi.cmake -B%TargetBuild% -G Ninja -S../  &

cd %TargetBuild% &

ninja

goto :eof

:ERROR

echo "Error: No target build given"

echo "Usage Example:""

echo "_build.cmd Release"

goto :eof

Cheers,
Hani
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Ghofrane GSOURI
ST Employee

‎2024-10-25 01:05 AM

Hello @hakeila 

Before reconfiguring, make sure to clean any previous build artifacts. You can do this by removing the build directory entirely:

rm -rf build
mkdir build
cd build

Visual Studio Code Settings:
If you're using Visual Studio Code with the STM32 extension, ensure that your tasks and launch configurations are set up correctly to reflect the desired build type.

Example Build Script Adjustment

Here’s a refined version of your batch script that includes checks and ensures proper handling of the build type:

@echo off

set TargetBuild=%1

:CHECK_INPUT

IF [%TargetBuild%] == [] GOTO :ERROR

:PROCESS

cd ..\ &

rm -rf Secure\build & rm -rf NonSecure\build & rm -rf build 

mkdir build & cd build &

cmake -DCMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES="%TargetBuild%" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="%TargetBuild%" -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=gcc-arm-none-eabi.cmake -G Ninja -S .. &

cd %TargetBuild% & ninja

goto :eof

:ERROR

echo "Error: No target build given"
echo "Usage Example:"
echo "_build.cmd Release"

goto :eof
  • After running CMake, check the output logs for any warnings or messages related to configuration.
  • Run ninja clean before building again to ensure no stale objects are present.
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hakeila
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In response to Ghofrane GSOURI

‎2024-10-28 01:58 PM - edited ‎2024-10-28 08:50 PM

Hi Ghofrane,

Thank you so much reply.

 

I actually tried your suggestion and copied your refined version of the script. I also made sure that my build starts with a clean build. But the generated build is always set at debug. Here is the CMake output:

 

 

 

Generated with config types: Release
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 12.3.1
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 12.3.1
   Build context: Secure
   Build context: NonSecure
-- Configuring done (2.2s)
-- Generating done (0.0s)
-- Build files have been written to: C:/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/build
[1/1] Cleaning all built files...
Cleaning... 0 files.
[5/16] Performing configure step for 'WxplNG_S'
Build type: Debug
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 12.3.1
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 12.3.1
-- The ASM compiler identification is GNU
-- Found assembler: C:/ST/STM32CubeCLT_1.16.0/GNU-tools-for-STM32/bin/arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe
-- Configuring done (2.4s)
-- Generating done (0.0s)
-- Build files have been written to: C:/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Secure/build
[6/16] Performing build step for 'WxplNG_S'
[1/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/Src/icache.c.obj
[2/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/Src/main.c.obj
[3/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/Src/stm32h5xx_it.c.obj
[4/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/Src/gtzc_s.c.obj
[5/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_msp.c.obj
[6/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_rcc.c.obj
[7/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_cortex.c.obj
[8/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/Src/secure_nsc.c.obj
[9/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_gtzc.c.obj
[10/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_rcc_ex.c.obj
[11/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_flash.c.obj
[12/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_flash_ex.c.obj
[13/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_gpio.c.obj
[14/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_pwr.c.obj
[15/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_dma.c.obj
[16/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_icache.c.obj
[17/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal.c.obj
[18/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_exti.c.obj
[19/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_pwr_ex.c.obj
[20/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/Src/sysmem.c.obj
[21/25] Building ASM object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/startup/startup_stm32h523xx.s.obj
[22/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_dma_ex.c.obj
[23/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/Src/syscalls.c.obj
[24/25] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_S.dir/Src/system_stm32h5xx_s.c.obj
[25/25] Linking C executable WxplNG_S.elf
Memory region         Used Size  Region Size  %age Used
             RAM:        1592 B       208 KB      0.75%
           FLASH:        6028 B       248 KB      2.37%
       FLASH_NSC:          32 B         8 KB      0.39%
[13/16] Performing configure step for 'WxplNG_NS'
Build type: Debug
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 12.3.1
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 12.3.1
-- The ASM compiler identification is GNU
-- Found assembler: C:/ST/STM32CubeCLT_1.16.0/GNU-tools-for-STM32/bin/arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe
-- Configuring done (2.2s)
-- Generating done (0.0s)
-- Build files have been written to: C:/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/NonSecure/build
[14/16] Performing build step for 'WxplNG_NS'
[1/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/Src/main.c.obj
[2/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_flash.c.obj
[3/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/Src/stm32h5xx_it.c.obj
[4/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_cortex.c.obj
[5/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_gpio.c.obj
[6/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_msp.c.obj
[7/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_flash_ex.c.obj
[8/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_rcc.c.obj
C:/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_rcc.c: In function 'HAL_RCC_ConfigAttributes':
C:/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_rcc.c:1754:40: warning: unused parameter 'Item' [-Wunused-parameter]
 1754 | void HAL_RCC_ConfigAttributes(uint32_t Item, uint32_t Attributes)
      |                               ~~~~~~~~~^~~~
C:/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_rcc.c: In function 'HAL_RCC_GetConfigAttributes':
C:/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_rcc.c:1834:56: warning: unused parameter 'Item' [-Wunused-parameter]
 1834 | HAL_StatusTypeDef HAL_RCC_GetConfigAttributes(uint32_t Item, uint32_t *pAttributes)
      |                                               ~~~~~~~~~^~~~
[9/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_dma.c.obj
[10/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_rcc_ex.c.obj
[11/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/Src/syscalls.c.obj
[12/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_pwr.c.obj
C:/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_pwr.c: In function 'HAL_PWR_ConfigAttributes':
C:/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_pwr.c:527:40: warning: unused parameter 'Item' [-Wunused-parameter]
  527 | void HAL_PWR_ConfigAttributes(uint32_t Item, uint32_t Attributes)
      |                               ~~~~~~~~~^~~~
C:/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_pwr.c: In function 'HAL_PWR_GetConfigAttributes':
C:/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_pwr.c:610:56: warning: unused parameter 'Item' [-Wunused-parameter]
  610 | HAL_StatusTypeDef HAL_PWR_GetConfigAttributes(uint32_t Item, uint32_t *pAttributes)
      |                                               ~~~~~~~~~^~~~
[13/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/Src/sysmem.c.obj
[14/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_pwr_ex.c.obj
[15/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_tim.c.obj
[16/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_tim_ex.c.obj
[17/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_exti.c.obj
[18/22] Building ASM object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/startup/startup_stm32h523xx.s.obj
[19/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/Src/system_stm32h5xx_ns.c.obj
[20/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal.c.obj
[21/22] Building C object CMakeFiles/WxplNG_NS.dir/C_/Users/hakeila/projects/WxplNG/Drivers/STM32H5xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32h5xx_hal_dma_ex.c.obj
[22/22] Linking C executable WxplNG_NS.elf
Memory region         Used Size  Region Size  %age Used
             RAM:        1584 B        64 KB      2.42%
           FLASH:        5988 B       256 KB      2.28%
[16/16] Completed 'WxplNG_NS'

 

 

You can see the Build Type: Debug from the attached cmake output above.

the main CMakeLists.txt doesn't see my CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE variable and thus it set it to debug.

I even tried to set the CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE in STMCubeCX generated parent CMakeLists.txt with Release version, but the successive .cmake files don't see this variable.

 

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hakeila
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In response to hakeila

‎2024-10-28 04:07 PM - edited ‎2024-10-28 08:51 PM

With more digging into this cmake issue, I found out that this system is considered as multi-configuration setting 

I typed the CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE in the parent CMakeLists.txt and it was indeed a Release build but for some reason, this variable is not passed to the successive CMakeLists.txt in Secure and NonSecure sub-folders for some reason

I also made sure that the generated .ninja file does contain the build configuration as release 

What is going wrong here?

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hakeila
Associate II

‎2024-10-28 09:20 PM - edited ‎2024-10-30 02:52 PM

Hi @Ghofrane GSOURI

 

I managed to fix the issue but I had to manually modify the mx-generated.cmake file (which is automatically generated from STMCubeMX). I added -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} into the CMAKE_ARGS as shown in the attached mx-generated.cmake file. 

 

I think the ExternalProject_Add() function in the original mx-generated.cmake has its own cmake args scope which made the CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE variable always null and thus, the successive CMakeLists.txt in Secure and NonSecure folders always set it to Debug due to failed if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE) check

 
I believe you need to fix the STMCubeMX project CMake autogeneration (i.e. mx-generated.cmake) to pass the CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE definition as shown in my modified file.
 
Kind Regards,
Hani
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