Platformio-core: lib_compat_mode=off is ineffective

[sarfata]

What kind of issue is this?

• [X] PlatformIO Core.
  If you’ve found a bug, please provide an information below.

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Configuration

Operating system: macOS 10.14.5

PlatformIO Version (platformio --version): 4.0.0

Description of problem

The lib_compat_mode=off option is not respected. Incompatible libraries are still rejected.

Steps to Reproduce

$ platformio init
$ cat > platformio.ini
[global]
lib_compat_mode = off

[env:kbox32]
platform = https://github.com/platformio/platform-espressif32.git
framework = espidf
board = esp32dev
build_flags = -DKBOX32_SSID=\"YOURWIFI\" -DKBOX32_PASSWORD=\"YOURWIFIPASSWORD\" -fexceptions
lib_compat_mode = off

cat > src/main.cpp
#include <AsyncTCP.h>

int main()
{
  return 0
}

$ platformio run -vv

Actual Results

Processing project (platform: espressif32; lib_deps: AsyncTCP; lib_compat_mode: off; board: esp32dev; framework: espidf)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONFIGURATION: https://docs.platformio.org/page/boards/espressif32/esp32dev.html
PLATFORM: Espressif 32 1.9.0 #2c1b430 (git+https://github.com/platformio/platform-espressif32.git) > Espressif ESP32 Dev Module
HARDWARE: ESP32 240MHz, 320KB RAM, 4MB Flash
DEBUG: Current (esp-prog) External (esp-prog, iot-bus-jtag, jlink, minimodule, olimex-arm-usb-ocd, olimex-arm-usb-ocd-h, olimex-arm-usb-tiny-h, olimex-jtag-tiny, tumpa)
PACKAGES: toolchain-xtensa32 2.50200.80 (5.2.0), framework-espidf 3.30202.190627 (3.2.2), tool-esptoolpy 1.20600.0 (2.6.0)
LDF: Library Dependency Finder -> http://bit.ly/configure-pio-ldf
LDF Modes: Finder ~ chain, Compatibility ~ off
Framework incompatible library /Users/thomas/Desktop/testcompat/.pio/libdeps/project/AsyncTCP_ID1826
More details about "Library Compatibility Mode": https://docs.platformio.org/page/librarymanager/ldf.html#ldf-compat-mode
Found 0 compatible libraries

Expected Results

The library should be included in the compilation.

This is what the documentation says:

• off: | Does not check for compatibility (is not recommended)
• soft: [DEFAULT] Checks for the compatibility with framework from build environment
• strict: Checks for the compatibility with framework and platform from build environment.

This mode can be changed using lib_compat_mode option in “platformio.ini” (Project Configuration File). Default value is set to soft.

[pfeerick]

It sort of is and isn't working... the library has libCompatMode set to 2, so strict, which is overriding what is set in platformio.ini ...

It seems like the checks that happen here get overridden by the library settings if present...

https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/blob/d9b6842b6a7bca98c4a804c009fd905ff740047e/platformio/builder/tools/piolib.py#L933-L951

... which isn't the behavior I would have expected...

[sarfata]

@pfeerick thanks for looking into this!

[ivankravets]

Thanks for the report! Please re-test with pio upgrade --dev.

[sarfata]

Looks good to me! Thanks for fixing this!

[mcspr]

https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/commit/42ee6fe96e5efb45023780f313f91535108b9d73 seems to break ESPAsyncWebServer builds with esp8266
https://travis-ci.org/xoseperez/espurna/jobs/575774509#L515
pio run -v shows AsyncTCP (esp32 library) as a dependency, which it tries to build instead of ignoring.

I found a typo https://github.com/mcspr/platformio-core/commit/fbf9146b (edit: fix github magic converting fork commits into this repo commits)
But I think that needs a proper test attached too... or a different method of finding out the default, bc mode == "strict" check will fail to invalidate the dependency

> print(validate_compat_mode('deep'))
soft
> print(validate_ldf_mode('strict'))
chain

[ivankravets]

@mcspr thanks again for your reports! They are so valuable. See related issue https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/2940

It's my typo :-( Need to better cover with tests LDF or add to our CI a few popular projects, such as ESPurna.

The PIO Core 4.0.2 is going to be released in the next 10-15 minutes.