WLED compile helper not working (3rd party tool)

[Danit2]

What happened?

I have try the manual from the WLED compile helper site to compile my one WLED bin.

But it is not working.

I become get this error:

Run cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
  cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
  git rm -r $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/*.bin || true
  WLEDFOLDERNAME=`cat /tmp/WLEDtemp/wledfoldername`
  cp ${WLEDFOLDERNAME}/build_output/firmware/custom_build.bin $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/
  date -I | tr -d '\n' >$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/last_update_date.txt
  shell: /usr/bin/bash -e {0}
  env:
    pythonLocation: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.19/x64
    PKG_CONFIG_PATH: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.19/x64/lib/pkgconfig
    Python_ROOT_DIR: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.19/x64
    Python[2](https://github.com/Danit2/wled_battery/actions/runs/9094335217/job/24995178211#step:7:2)_ROOT_DIR: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/[3](https://github.com/Danit2/wled_battery/actions/runs/9094335217/job/24995178211#step:7:3).9.19/x64
    Python3_ROOT_DIR: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.19/x6[4](https://github.com/Danit2/wled_battery/actions/runs/9094335217/job/24995178211#step:7:4)
    LD_LIBRARY_PATH: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.19/x64/lib
fatal: pathspec '/home/runner/work/wled_battery/wled_battery/*.bin' did not match any files
cp: cannot stat '/tmp/WLEDtemp/Aircoookie-WLED-3043[5](https://github.com/Danit2/wled_battery/actions/runs/9094335217/job/24995178211#step:7:5)e6/build_output/firmware/custom_build.bin': No such file or directory
Error: Process completed with exit code 1.

To Reproduce Bug

Folow the step by step manual on the WLED compile helper site.

Expected Behavior

That the manual will work.

Install Method

Self-Compiled

What version of WLED?

v0.15.0-b2

Which microcontroller/board are you seeing the problem on?

ESP32-C3

Relevant log/trace output

No response

Anything else?

Here the compile yaml:

name: WLED compile

on:
    workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  build:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - name: Set up Python
      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
      with:
        python-version: 3.9

    - name: Install PlatformIO
      run: |
        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
        pip install --upgrade platformio
    - name: Set up Node.js
      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
    - name: Run PlatformIO
      run: |
        rm -rf /tmp/WLEDtemp/* || true
        mkdir -p /tmp/WLEDtemp
        wget https://api.github.com/repos/Aircoookie/WLED/zipball/v0.15.0-b2 -O /tmp/WLEDtemp/mm.zip
        unzip /tmp/WLEDtemp/mm.zip -d /tmp/WLEDtemp
        find /tmp/WLEDtemp -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -name "*" -type d >> /tmp/WLEDtemp/wledfoldername
        cd `cat /tmp/WLEDtemp/wledfoldername`
        npm install
        echo '[env:custom_build]' >>platformio.ini
        echo 'extends = env:esp32c3dev' >>platformio.ini
        echo 'build_flags = ${env:esp32c3dev.build_flags} -D USERMOD_BATTERY' >>platformio.ini
        
        pio run -e custom_build || pio run -e custom_build
    - name: Copy Files
      run: |
        cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
        git rm -r $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/*.bin || true
        WLEDFOLDERNAME=`cat /tmp/WLEDtemp/wledfoldername`
        cp ${WLEDFOLDERNAME}/build_output/firmware/custom_build.bin $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/
        date -I | tr -d '\n' >$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/last_update_date.txt
    - name: Commit Files
      run: |
        cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
        git config user.name "GitHub Actions Bot"
        git config user.email "<>"
        git add $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/custom_build.bin
        git add $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/last_update_date.txt
        git commit -m "Commit Custom Build"
        git push origin main

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[dosipod]

Regardless of the compile helper error which i see also , might be @softhack007 could advice as we have seen issues with c3 even in ardunio when trying to use analogRead , not really sure that is specific to some c3 boards or in general as i only have one

[softhack007]

Hi @dosipod and @Danit2, well this "compile helper" is not any official feature, so you should first contact the original author of the guide.

That said, i took a quick look at your build job

https://github.com/Danit2/wled_battery/actions/runs/9094335217/job/24995178211

bin_rename_copy([".pio/build/custom_build/firmware.bin"], [".pio/build/custom_build/firmware.elf"]) 
Copying .pio/build/custom_build/firmware.bin to build_output/release/WLED_0.15.0-b2_ESP32-C3.bin 
======================== [SUCCESS] Took 120.28 seconds ======================== 

So the build itself is successful. It looks like the 3rd party script then tries to copy the firmware.bin from the wrong path. That's a problem that the author of the helper script needs to solve.

There was a change in 0_15 (7ee4b54 and 24c5935) 1-2 months ago related to placement of files in the build_output folder:

• builds with -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=... go into release/
• builds without the flag go into firmware/

This change affects the 0_15 branch only.

But again, we're talking about a compile helper thingy created by some wled user, its not any official and supported feature. Github action builds in the Aircoookie repo or MoonModules repo work as they should.

A possible solution for the script could be add this into the temporary buildenv: build_unflags= -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME

[Danit2]

Thanks @softhack007 for your help.

It wasn't entirely clear to me that this wasn't from WLED itself. Sorry for that.

Nevertheless, thank you very much for your help.

Maybe @wladwnt can help here?

[wled-compile1]

@Danit2 is updated with a solution as proposed by softhack007 (Thank you!), works now again.

[Danit2]

Thanks to all for the quick help.

Now it is working again.