How can I fix 'esp_zigbee_gateway' build error on Win11 for GW_AUTO_UPDATE_RCP=1 ? (TZ-601)

[kivanychev]

Question

When building the 'esp_zigbee_gateway' under Windows11 I get the following error message:

FAILED: esp-idf/main/CMakeFiles/rcp_image_generation 
F:/esp32/esp-zigbee-sdk/examples/esp_zigbee_gateway/build/esp-idf/main/CMakeFiles/rcp_image_generation cmd.exe /C "cd /D F:\esp32\esp-zigbee-sdk\examples\esp_zigbee_gateway\build\esp-idf\main && F:\esp32\esp-zigbee-sdk\examples\esp_zigbee_gateway\main\..\create_ota_image.py --rcp-build-dir F:/esp32/esp-zigbee-sdk/examples/esp_zigbee_gateway/../esp_zigbee_rcp/build --target-file F:/esp32/esp-zigbee-sdk/examples/esp_zigbee_gateway/build/esp-idf/main/

PRECONDITIONS#1

1. Two PCs with Windows10 and Windows11 operating systems
2. Each PC has the following installations:
   • Git
   • Python 3.11
   • just installed IDF 5.1.2
   • cloned zigbee-sdk
   • has already successfuly built RCP image in the 'zigbee-sdk/examples/esp_zigbee_rcp'

STEPS#1

1 - For the Gateway code example "zigbee-sdk/examples/esp_zigbee_gateway"
Choose target ESP32-S3
From 'menuconfig' the "Update RCP automatocally" choose to 'NOT set'

2 - Build the code

RESULT#1
The code is succeccfuly built on Windows10 and Windows11 PCs
The resulting code works fine in ESP32S3

PRECONDITIONS#2
Using the'menuconfig' choose the flag "Update RCP automatocally" (CONFIG_ZIGBEE_GW_AUTO_UPDATE_RCP --> true)

STEPS#2
1 - Build the code for Windows10
2 - Build the code for Windows11

RESULT#2
1 - On Windows10 PC the code Succeccfuly build
2 - On Windows11 PC the code Fails with the following error message:

FAILED: esp-idf/main/CMakeFiles/rcp_image_generation F:/esp32/esp-zigbee-sdk/examples/esp_zigbee_gateway/build/esp-idf/main/CMakeFiles/rcp_image_generation
cmd.exe /C "cd /D F:\esp32\esp-zigbee-sdk\examples\esp_zigbee_gateway\build\esp-idf\main && F:\esp32\esp-zigbee-sdk\examples\esp_zigbee_gateway\main..\create_ota_image.py --rcp-build-dir F:/esp32/esp-zigbee-sdk/examples/esp_zigbee_gateway/../esp_zigbee_rcp/build --target-file F:/esp32/esp-zigbee-sdk/examples/esp_zigbee_gateway/build/esp-idf/main/spiffs_image/ot_rcp_0/rcp_image"

ANALYSIS

• For some reason 'create_ota_image.py' failed to run and the 'esp_zigbee_gateway/build/esp-idf/main/spiffs_image/ot_rcp_0/rcp_image' was not created.

• All other .py scripts can be run without additional 'python'

• I fixed the problem by adding 'python' to the command in the 'esp_zigbee_gateway\main\CMakeLists.txt'
  Was:
  COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../create_ota_image.py

  Modified:
  COMMAND python ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../create_ota_image.py

QUESTION:
How can I fix this issue for Windows11 PC without adding 'python' to the command?

Additional context.

No response

[chshu]

Adding python is the correct solution, we will fix this in soon.