UNITTESTS - error: use of undeclared identifier 'errno'

[ladislas]

Description

On macOS Mojave (v10.14.6 - 18G95), from a fresh clone of ARMmbed/mbed-os (f5dd7db), running:

$ mbed test --unittests

gives the following error:

[ 66%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/features-cellular-framework-AT-athandler.MbedOS.dir/Users/ladislas/dev/mbed/mbed-os/features/cellular/framework/AT/ATHandler.cpp.o
In file included from /Users/ladislas/dev/mbed/mbed-os/features/cellular/framework/AT/ATHandler.cpp:25:
In file included from /Users/ladislas/dev/mbed/mbed-os/UNITTESTS/../rtos/ThisThread.h:26:
In file included from /Users/ladislas/dev/mbed/mbed-os/UNITTESTS/../rtos/mbed_rtos_types.h:21:
/Users/ladislas/dev/mbed/mbed-os/UNITTESTS/target_h/cmsis_os2.h:66:9: warning: empty struct has size 0 in C, size 1 in C++ [-Wextern-c-compat]
typedef struct {
        ^
/Users/ladislas/dev/mbed/mbed-os/features/cellular/framework/AT/ATHandler.cpp:750:5: error: use of undeclared identifier 'errno'
    errno = 0;
    ^
/Users/ladislas/dev/mbed/mbed-os/features/cellular/framework/AT/ATHandler.cpp:753:55: error: use of undeclared identifier 'errno'
    if ((result == LONG_MIN || result == LONG_MAX) && errno == ERANGE) {
                                                      ^
1 warning and 2 errors generated.
gmake[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/features-cellular-framework-AT-athandler.MbedOS.dir/build.make:63: CMakeFiles/features-cellular-framework-AT-athandler.MbedOS.dir/Users/ladislas/dev/mbed/mbed-os/features/cellular/framework/AT/ATHandler.cpp.o] Error 1
gmake[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:1878: CMakeFiles/features-cellular-framework-AT-athandler.MbedOS.dir/all] Error 2
gmake: *** [Makefile:141: all] Error 2


Building unit tests failed.
[mbed] ERROR: "/usr/local/opt/python/bin/python3.7" returned error.
       Code: 2
       Path: "/Users/ladislas/dev/github/mbed-os"
       Command: "/usr/local/opt/python/bin/python3.7 /Users/ladislas/dev/mbed/mbed-os/UNITTESTS/mbed_unittest.py --build ./BUILD/unittests"
       Tip: You could retry the last command with "-v" flag for verbose output

I also tried the manual approach by running:

$ cd UNITTESTS && mkdir build && cd build
$ cmake ..
$ gmake

and the same issue arises.

On the other hand after installing gcc and make with homebrew, running the following:

$ cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCOVERAGE=True -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=/usr/local/bin/gmake -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/local/bin/g++-9 -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=/usr/local/bin/gcc-9
$ gmake VERBOSE=1
$ ctest -v

works well and all tests pass with no issues.

I think the reason is that mbed test --unittests is using the default gcc/g++ on macOS which points to clang and that clang cannot build the tests.

So it is either a bug or we need to improve the documentation for macOS, ask users to install gcc through brew install gcc and pass the correct flags to cmake to point to the gcc@9.

Issue request type

[ ] Question
[ ] Enhancement
[x] Bug

[ciarmcom]

Internal Jira reference: https://jira.arm.com/browse/MBOCUSTRIA-1750

[0xc0170]

cc @ARMmbed/mbed-os-test

[0xc0170]

@ladislas As the documentation states, you should use GCC (not certain why you mentioned above clang)

https://os.mbed.com/docs/mbed-os/v5.13/tools/unit-testing.html - there's a mention of install gcc for macOS

[ladislas]

@0xc0170 Yes, it is written but stated as optional.

6. (Optional) Install GCC with brew install gcc.

That being said, how do you pass the -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/local/bin/g++-9 flag to mbed test --unittests?

The documentation states that tests should be run with the latter but only use CMake for advanced use.

Use Mbed CLI to build and run unit tests. For advanced use, you can run CMake and a Make program directly.

I don't consider running macOS "advanced use", so I think the documentation should state that on macOS, only the advanced use, with a mandatory gcc install via brew, is possible.

Or we could change mbed-cli to check the OS, check if gcc is installed and output the correct error message if one of those requirements is not fulfilled.

I'm happy to work on a patch for mbed-cli if need be but slightly changing the documentation should do the work for now.

[Tharazi97]

I had similiar problem on Windows with MinGW.

[  2%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/features-cellular-framework-AT-athandler.MbedOS.dir/C_/Users/int_szyk/Documents/GitHub/mbed-os/features/cellular/framework/AT/ATHandler.cpp.obj
C:\Users\int_szyk\Documents\GitHub\mbed-os\features\cellular\framework\AT\ATHandler.cpp: In member function 'void mbed::ATHandler::write_int(int32_t)':
C:\Users\int_szyk\Documents\GitHub\mbed-os\features\cellular\framework\AT\ATHandler.cpp:1397:48: error: expected ')' before 'PRIi32'
     int32_t result = sprintf(number_string, "%" PRIi32, param);
                             ~                  ^~~~~~~
                                                )
mingw32-make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles\features-cellular-framework-AT-athandler.MbedOS.dir\build.make:63: CMakeFiles/features-cellular-framework-AT-athandler.MbedOS.dir/C_/Users/int_szyk/Documents/GitHub/mbed-os/features/cellular/framework/AT/ATHandler.cpp.obj] Error 1
mingw32-make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles\Makefile2:1980: CMakeFiles/features-cellular-framework-AT-athandler.MbedOS.dir/all] Error 2
mingw32-make: *** [Makefile:140: all] Error 2

The quick fix that i made to make it work is to change this line of code
int32_t result = sprintf(number_string, "%" PRIi32, param);
to this:
int32_t result = sprintf(number_string, "%", WIN32, param);

[0xc0170]

I had similiar problem on Windows with MinGW.

this should work, mingw should include proper types to get that resolved.

I'm happy to work on a patch for mbed-cli if need be but slightly changing the documentation should do the work for now.

Please do!

[ladislas]

Please do!

@0xc0170 which one? ;) The documentation or a patch on mbed-cli?

[timovanasten]

Also having this error on macOS Catalina. I have gcc installed using brew, but I've not been able to make
mbed test --unittests use gcc. Any updates on this?

[0xc0170]

@timovanasten Even setting manual path for GCC as in : https://os.mbed.com/docs/mbed-os/v5.14/tools/manual-installation.html does not help?

[timovanasten]

@0xc0170 Thanks for the quick reply. You mean similar to GCC_ARM_PATH? I don't see a option for that in the link you mentioned, but maybe I'm understanding you incorrectly.

After running mbed test --unittests It gives the following information about the compiler:

-- The CXX compiler identification is AppleClang 11.0.0.11000033
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/g++
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/g++ -- works
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done 

The build then starts and errors at the same spot as @ladislas.

If I install a older version of gcc using brew install gcc@8 it will use that version of gcc instead of Clang but then errors at:

/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.15.sdk/usr/include/strings.h:89:23: error: expected initializer before '__OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING'
 int  flsll(long long) __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_9, __IPHONE_7_0);

similar to here and here but the suggested solutions there just lead to the same problem.

Running gcc --version gives me:

Configured with: --prefix=/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr --with-gxx-include-dir=/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/4.2.1
Apple clang version 11.0.0 (clang-1100.0.33.8)
Target: x86_64-apple-darwin19.0.0
Thread model: posix
InstalledDir: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin

[ladislas]

@timovanasten does using cmake with the following solves the error?

$ cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCOVERAGE=True -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=/usr/local/bin/gmake -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/local/bin/g++-9 -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=/usr/local/bin/gcc-9
$ gmake VERBOSE=1
$ ctest -v