Getting Exit Status 1 every time I run a code with this library or even the example for that matter - PLZ HELP!

[DrkRCR]

Here are the error messages-
c:\Users\vedde\Documents\Arduino\libraries\ESP32_BLE_Keyboard\BleKeyboard.cpp: In member function 'void BleKeyboard::begin()':
c:\Users\vedde\Documents\Arduino\libraries\ESP32_BLE_Keyboard\BleKeyboard.cpp:105:19: error: cannot convert 'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string'} to 'String'
105 | BLEDevice::init(deviceName);
| ^~~~~~~~~~
| |
| std::string {aka std::__cxx11::basic_string}
In file included from c:\Users\vedde\Documents\Arduino\libraries\ESP32_BLE_Keyboard\BleKeyboard.cpp:7:
C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLEDevice.h:41:27: note: initializing argument 1 of 'static void BLEDevice::init(String)'
41 | static void init(String deviceName); // Initialize the local BLE environment.
| ~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~
c:\Users\vedde\Documents\Arduino\libraries\ESP32_BLE_Keyboard\BleKeyboard.cpp:116:32: error: no matching function for call to 'BLECharacteristic::setValue(std::string&)'
116 | hid->manufacturer()->setValue(deviceManufacturer);
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLEServer.h:23,
from C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLEDevice.h:21:
C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLECharacteristic.h:77:8: note: candidate: 'void BLECharacteristic::setValue(uint8_t*, size_t)'
77 | void setValue(uint8_t *data, size_t size);
| ^~~~~~~~
C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLECharacteristic.h:77:8: note: candidate expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLECharacteristic.h:78:8: note: candidate: 'void BLECharacteristic::setValue(String)'
78 | void setValue(String value);
| ^~~~~~~~
C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLECharacteristic.h:78:24: note: no known conversion for argument 1 from 'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string'} to 'String'
78 | void setValue(String value);
| ~~~~~~~^~~~~
C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLECharacteristic.h:79:8: note: candidate: 'void BLECharacteristic::setValue(uint16_t&)'
79 | void setValue(uint16_t &data16);
| ^~~~~~~~
C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLECharacteristic.h:79:27: note: no known conversion for argument 1 from 'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string'} to 'uint16_t&' {aka 'short unsigned int&'}
79 | void setValue(uint16_t &data16);
| ~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~
C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLECharacteristic.h:80:8: note: candidate: 'void BLECharacteristic::setValue(uint32_t&)'
80 | void setValue(uint32_t &data32);
| ^~~~~~~~
C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLECharacteristic.h:80:27: note: no known conversion for argument 1 from 'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string'} to 'uint32_t&' {aka 'long unsigned int&'}
80 | void setValue(uint32_t &data32);
| ~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~
C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLECharacteristic.h:81:8: note: candidate: 'void BLECharacteristic::setValue(int&)'
81 | void setValue(int &data32);
| ^~~~~~~~
C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLECharacteristic.h:81:22: note: no known conversion for argument 1 from 'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string'} to 'int&'
81 | void setValue(int &data32);
| ~~~~~^~~~~~
C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLECharacteristic.h:82:8: note: candidate: 'void BLECharacteristic::setValue(float&)'
82 | void setValue(float &data32);
| ^~~~~~~~
C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLECharacteristic.h:82:24: note: no known conversion for argument 1 from 'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string'} to 'float&'
82 | void setValue(float &data32);
| ~~~~~~~^~~~~~
C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLECharacteristic.h:83:8: note: candidate: 'void BLECharacteristic::setValue(double&)'
83 | void setValue(double &data64);
| ^~~~~~~~
C:\Users\vedde\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\3.0.1\libraries\BLE\src/BLECharacteristic.h:83:25: note: no known conversion for argument 1 from 'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string'} to 'double&'
83 | void setValue(double &data64);
| ~~~~~~~~^~~~~~

exit status 1

Compilation error: exit status 1

[mikk149c]

I'm having the exact same problem

[saccoUnibg]

same issue.

[dkyazzentwatwa]

Same issue as well...no idea how to fix but AI says to rework BleKeyboard.cpp lol :(.

EDIT— got it working on the BLECombo fork, will share what I did in a sec

[dkyazzentwatwa]

same issue.

Fixed it by looking at a recent pull request:
#303

All you gotta do is change BleKeyboard.h/c where he made the changes! Works like a charm now.

[saccocristian]

thanks! Will try later

[FreemanCarvalho]

Hey guys, im super new to ESP32's, but im having the same issue.

dkyazzentwatwa when you say change the BleKeyboard.h/c what do you mean by that? Can you specify exactly where I should go to make those changes? If you could help me on this I would really appreciate that man.

[TriggerHappy-NZ]

OK here's what worked for me (this note is for other beginners who are a bit stuck!):

Open BleKeyboard.h and BleKeyboard.cpp in your text editor (in your libraries folder)

Go to the link posted by [dkyazzentwatwa]
#303

Use Find/Replace and replace all instances of std::string with String

Save, and recompile.

Thanks to dkyazzentwatwa for finding it for us!

[fredmunyao1]

Thanks, Your Replies really helped me I was almost giving up!

[cortex3]

fyi for anyone else: just doing a find and replace for std::string is not enough enough as there are other changes in line 100 necessary (see PR linked above).

Why is this not getting merged if a fix is known for this issue?