Flash option should look for output based on CMake target name
- Dominant language
- Python
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- 49
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- 32
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Description
**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
Currently, the flash option looks in the build directory for `foo.bin`, where `foo` is the name of the project folder. On the other hand, the compile command outputs `bar.bin`, where `bar` is the name of the CMake target. However, it is not uncommon for developers to want to use a CMake target name different to the project folder name. This is especially true in the case of repositories containing multiple examples that share a common folder structure. In such circumstances, the flash option will fail as `mbed-tools` will not be able to locate the output binary.
**Describe the solution you'd like**
Consider looking for the output binary based on the CMake target name. This way the flash option can never fail.
**Describe alternatives you've considered**
Output the binary based on the project folder name.
**Additional context**
None.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by locating the flash option and the compile command's handling of the CMake target name, then reproduce a project whose folder and target names differ. Trace how the flash command selects the build output and verify that it finds the binary produced for the CMake target in a multi-example repository.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100