make flash_all complains about module future missing

[romor001]

I am working in a conda environment and all the steps before make flash_all are completing successfully.

I successfully installed the future module into the environment via conda install future. In the Python REPL I can import future just fine.

Yet the make flash_all command throws an error:

(m5stack-micropython) uiflow-micropython/m5stack on  master via C v15.0.0-clang via △ v3.30.3 via 🅒 m5stack-micropython ❯ make flash_all
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/romor001/src/M5stack-Atom-ESP-Now-Config-Broker/uiflow-micropython/m5stack/./../tools/nvs_partition_gen.py", line 38, in <module>
    from future.moves.itertools import zip_longest
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'future'
make: *** [nvs] Error 1

Not sure how to solve this.

[lbuque]

@romor001 I'm working fine on Linux.
I have not used conda environment, so I cannot give you some effective suggestions.

[bh1rio]

build it with docker

[romor001]

Can you give me a pointer to documentation on how to do that?

[bh1rio]

https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/v5.3.2/esp32/api-guides/tools/idf-docker-image.html#usage

[bh1rio]

some suggest: if make littlefs with error, you may install build-essential in container......

[romor001]

I am stuck

I installed the IDF docker image and can run it and also get into the interactive mode as described on the doc.espressif.com page that was mentioned.

Now I'd like to build the Micropython version for the m5stack Fire.
I git clone this repo and cd into uiflow_micropython/m5stack.
I invoke the docker based IDF build environment in the interactive mode as describe on the Espressif docs page.

When attempting to now compile the Micropython firmware, I get this error:

I have no name!@22d94141ec4b:/project$ ls
CMakeLists.txt           README.md  build               esp32_nvs.c  machine_hw_spi.c  main.c        main_esp32s2  modules              partitions_16mb_omv.csv  version.txt
CMakeListsDefault.cmake  board.cpp  cmodules            fs           machine_i2c.c     main_esp32    main_esp32s3  modutime.c           partitions_4mb.csv
CMakeListsLvgl.cmake     board.h    components          include      machine_rtc.c     main_esp32c3  makeimg.py    partition_nvs.csv    partitions_8mb.csv
Makefile                 boards     esp32_common.cmake  libs         machine_sdcard.c  main_esp32c6  modesp32.c    partitions_16mb.csv  patches
I have no name!@22d94141ec4b:/project$ idf.py build
Executing action: all (aliases: build)
Running cmake in directory /project/build
Executing "cmake -G Ninja -DPYTHON_DEPS_CHECKED=1 -DPYTHON=/opt/esp/python_env/idf5.5_py3.12_env/bin/python -DESP_PLATFORM=1 -DCCACHE_ENABLE=1 /project"...
-- Found Git: /usr/bin/git (found version "2.43.0")
CMake Error at /opt/esp/idf/tools/cmake/project.cmake:472 (message):
  Directory specified in EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS doesn't exist:
  /components/audio_pipeline
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /opt/esp/idf/tools/cmake/project.cmake:574 (__project_init)
  CMakeLists.txt:113 (project)


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
cmake failed with exit code 1, output of the command is in the /project/build/log/idf_py_stderr_output_69 and /project/build/log/idf_py_stdout_output_69

The logfile mentioned in the last line has this content:

I have no name!@22d94141ec4b:/project$ cat /project/build/log/idf_py_stderr_output_69
CMake Error at /opt/esp/idf/tools/cmake/project.cmake:472 (message):
  Directory specified in EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS doesn't exist:
  /components/audio_pipeline
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /opt/esp/idf/tools/cmake/project.cmake:574 (__project_init)
  CMakeLists.txt:113 (project)

Not sure what is going wrong and how to proceed.
I'd imply like to have a Micropython firmware for the m5stack Fire that supports all the hardware features of this device, but beyond that is only plan Micropython, not UIFlow.

[PaulskPt]

I had the same error while using a Raspberry Pi CM5.
When I tried to install the future module, the pip replied with:

paulsk@RPiCM5:~/uiflow_workspace/uiflow_micropython/m5stack $ pip3 install future
Looking in indexes: https://pypi.org/simple, https://www.piwheels.org/simple
Requirement already satisfied: future in /home/paulsk/.espressif/python_env/idf5.2_py3.11_env/lib/python3.11/site-packages (1.0.0)  

So, in ~/.profile I added these lines to ~/.profile:

# Needed to make  M5Stack uiflo_micropython for the M5PaperS3
if [ -d "$HOME/home/paulsk/.espressif/python_env/idf5.2_py3.11_env/lib/python3.11/site-packages (1.0.0)" ] ; then
  path="$HOME/home/paulsk/.espressif/python_env/idf5.2_py3.11_env/lib/python3.11/site-packages (1.0.0):PATH"
fi

then issued

source ~/.profile

Other changes I made to have a successful build and flash on the development platform (RPiCM5) were:
In the file: paulsk@RPiCM5:~/uiflow_workspace/uiflow_micropython/m5stack/Makefile
change the line: "BOARD ?= M5STACK_AtomS3"
into: "BOARD ?= M5STACK_PaperS3"

In the same file, below the line: "Device serial settings.", change the line: "PORT ?= /dev/ttyUSB0"
into: "PORT ?= /dev/ttyACM0".

next, executing the CLI-command: make flash_all finished OK. See the last lines below:

PAPERS3: m5stack/build-M5STACK_PaperS3/uiflow-cf61f739-esp32s3-spiram-16mb-papers3-v2.2.5-20250412.bin
esptool.py --chip esp32s3 --port /dev/ttyACM0 --baud 1500000 write_flash 0x0 build-M5STACK_PaperS3/uiflow-cf61f739.bin
esptool.py v4.8.1
Serial port /dev/ttyACM0
Connecting...
Chip is ESP32-S3 (QFN56) (revision v0.2)
Features: WiFi, BLE, Embedded PSRAM 8MB (AP_3v3)
Crystal is 40MHz
MAC: a0:85:e3:f0:ad:4c
Uploading stub...
Running stub...
Stub running...
Changing baud rate to 1500000
Changed.
Configuring flash size...
Flash will be erased from 0x00000000 to 0x00ffefff...
Compressed 16773120 bytes to 3585048...
Writing at 0x00272df4... (49 %)
Lost connection, retrying...
Waiting for the chip to reconnect
Connecting...
Uploading stub...
Running stub...
Stub running...
Compressed 16773120 bytes to 3585048...
Wrote 16773120 bytes (3585048 compressed) at 0x00000000 in 53.3 seconds (effective 2515.8 kbit/s)...
Hash of data verified.

Leaving...
Hard resetting via RTS pin...