Define environment variable based on target (build or upload)

Question

On Visual Studio Code with PlatformIO when I click on [v] button (PlatformIO:Build) the IDE run following task:

> Executing task: C:\Users\Mary\.platformio\penv\Scripts\platformio.exe run <

Processing d1_mini (platform: espressif8266; board: d1_mini; framework: arduino)
...
...

when I click on [=>] button (PlatformIO:Upload) the IDE run following task:

> Executing task: ~\.platformio\penv\Scripts\platformio.exe run --target upload <

Processing d1_mini (platform: espressif8266; board: d1_mini; framework: arduino)
...
...

Explanation:

https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/userguide/cmd_run.html

I need to discriminate when the target is run (compile) or target is upload (--target upload) for setting different environmental variable. Something like

[env:specific_defines]
build_flags =
  -D MY_VAR=true

because when i compile the project i don't want debug information (for example Serial.println()) that i want when i upload the program via usb with board attached.

I look Build options and Advanced Scripting but i don't find anything that was right for me.

Thanks in advance.

Folke · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-20 10:28:45Z

1

Late answer: Build flags do not apply to UPLOAD - because at this time the sources are already built.

If you have two environments, say production and debug, you also have to upload variants.

pio run -e prod -> compiles prod environment
pio run -e prod -t upload -> uploads prod environment

pio run -e debug -> compiles debug environment
pio run -e debug -t upload -> uploads debug environment

edited Sep 20, 2020 at 10:28

answered Sep 20, 2020 at 9:54

Folke

213 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Define environment variable based on target (build or upload)

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related