Latest windows version 1.6.1-p1.zip doesn't seem to compile

[rogerclarkmelbourne]

There seems to be some sort of compiler build issue in the latest windows zip.

You just get a message saving Error compiling

But if you look at the verbose output and cut and paste it into the Windows command line, and run it, the error is that the xtensia gcc compilor can't locate libiconv-2.dll

[4refr0nt]

temp solve: copy this file from arduino-1.6.1\hardware\tools\avr\libexec\gcc\avr\4.8.1 to arduino-1.6.1

[rogerclarkmelbourne]

Sorry. I'm not sure what you mean.

Which files need to be copied libiconv-2.dll ?

PS. I have replaced the tools folder with a working copy from another repo, and it now compiles, but it gets a java runtime null pointer error something to do with esptool, but I'm not sure what the platforms.txt is missing, I suspect its missing a paramater that is required for 1.6.1

[4refr0nt]

Yes.
Copy file libiconv-2.dll
From: arduino-1.6.1\hardware\tools\avr\libexec\gcc\avr\4.8.1
To: arduino-1.6.1

[rogerclarkmelbourne]

I'll try that, but I still think I will get this error when uploading

java.lang.NullPointerException
at cc.arduino.packages.uploaders.SerialUploader.uploadUsingProgrammer(SerialUploader.java:246)
at cc.arduino.packages.uploaders.SerialUploader.uploadUsingPreferences(SerialUploader.java:75)
at processing.app.debug.Compiler.upload(Compiler.java:157)
at processing.app.Sketch.upload(Sketch.java:1259)
at processing.app.Sketch.exportApplet(Sketch.java:1201)
at processing.app.Sketch.exportApplet(Sketch.java:1173)
at processing.app.Editor$DefaultExportHandler.run(Editor.java:2432)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

[rogerclarkmelbourne]

Well, you change did fix the compile bug, but the upload bug still exists

I'd already fixed the compile bug by using another build of the Xtensia compiler

Does upload work for you ??

I have set the com port and I know my board works fine, as I have a fork of a different (older) esp8266 on github

But there is definitely an upload issue

[4refr0nt]

yes, I down't have any upload troubles. All work very well.

[rogerclarkmelbourne]

OK
Worked out what it is

The Programmer menu default selection is empty.

You have to select "esptool" otherwise it goes wrong

PS. I figured that out by looking in the Java source code

https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/blob/3788128385d0ca21f4652246f205f838d7c4cf54/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/packages/uploaders/SerialUploader.java

Strange. because line 246 is not code in the version in github

The version in your release must be somewhat older,

[4refr0nt]

delete Arduino 1.6.1 folder
unpack Arduino 1.6.1 again from github archive to up level folder (on my Win7 x64 - C:)
copy file libiconv-2.dll from: C:\arduino-1.6.1\hardware\tools\avr\libexec\gcc\avr\4.8.1 to: C:\arduino-1.6.1
thats all.

[rogerclarkmelbourne]

This whole method of needing to deploy the whole IDE is the old way

You should not be using this method.

The new method is to put files in the user's hardware folder

I have re-configure all the files to do this now on my local installation

It is now working fine for me

Thankyou

I will create a new repo in my github account with a version where you don't need the whole IDE, just the hardware folder for esp8266com and esp8266 specific tools

[4refr0nt]

and now all working good?

2015-03-29 5:50 GMT+05:00, Roger Clark notifications@github.com:

This whole method of needing to deploy the whole IDE is the old way

You should not be using this method.

The new method is to put files in the user's hardware folder

I have re-configure all the files to do this now on my local installation

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[rogerclarkmelbourne]

Yes. It is working. However I will upload a much better way to do this, and I have a better compiler version which doesn't need that hack.

I've just made a new repo, based on your repo and I'm currently uploading (slowly - because the toolchain is 400mb)
https://github.com/rogerclarkmelbourne/arduino-esp8266

However if you want to see how to correctly structure 3rd party hardware for the 1.6.x Arduino IDE take a look at this older version I did for esp8266 (based on someone else's code)

https://github.com/rogerclarkmelbourne/arduinesp

and also take a look at the STM32 repo i manage

https://github.com/rogerclarkmelbourne/Arduino_STM32

I think there are also some issues with the way the uploading is handled. You don't need the programmers.txt file.

However I will fix this after the upload is complete

And I may look at the V1.0 SDK issue, however I took a quick look and there are many things which gave errors when I tried using the 1.0 SDK with your core files :-(

[rogerclarkmelbourne]

OK.
My version using your core code is in github

Instructions

In your MyDocuments/ Arduino folder

make a hardware folder (if you don't already have one)

Then clone the repo into the hardware folder

Download the official Arduino IDE 1.6.2 and install it

Run the Official IDE, (first run seems to take some time, I suspect its building a file cache)

quit the official IDE as the first run doesn't seem to be able to see comm ports correctly

Restart the official IDE

Looking in the boards menu and you will see the Generic ESP8266 - select this

Under the programmer menu, select esptool (as the default appears to be no selection, which causes issues for upload)

Compile upload and enjoy ;-)

[igrr]

@rogerclarkmelbourne
Distributing the "hardware" folder is a good option, in my opinion, and I'll certainly add the packaged .zip to the project's releases page.
The only issue is that once I will get WiFi uploads working, users will need to have modified Java code as well, so distributing the full installer will be the way to go.

[igrr]

That is, unless there is a way to integrate Java plugins into the IDE.