ERROR: :tools :test_nested_includes_preprocessor

[Steve Zielinski]

Leaving this here for others ...

I'm working to get Ceedling going on Windows with XC8.

My :tools: section had been configured to look for xc8 (note the absence of -cc is intentional as we are working with c90, not c99.)

:tools:
  :test_compiler:
    :executable: xc8
    :arguments:
      - --CHIP=16LF1705
      - -O0
      - -x c
      - -c
      - "${1}"
      - -o "${2}"
      - -D$: COLLECTION_DEFINES_TEST_AND_VENDOR

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  :test_file_preprocessor:
    :executable: xc8   # Specify XC8 here, adjust arguments as necessary
    :arguments:
      - --CHIP=16LF1705
      - -x c
      - -E
      - "${1}"
      - -o "${2}"
  :test_file_preprocessor_directives:
    :executable: xc8  # This might not be necessary if XC8 handles preprocessing directives inherently
    :arguments:
      - --CHIP=16LF1705
      - -D      

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I tried feeding it: 

  :test_nested_includes_preprocessor:
     :executable: xc8
     :arguments:
     - --CHIP=16LF1705
     - "${1}"  # Input source file
      - -o"${2}"  # Output preprocessed file
      - -o"build/preprocessed/${1}.p"
       - -E  # Preprocess only, do not compile

Wasn't having any luck.

Then I realized I could set:

 :use_test_preprocessor: FALSE

That at least advanced me to: 

--------------------
OVERALL TEST SUMMARY
--------------------

No tests executed.

ERROR: :tools :test_nested_includes_preprocessor ↳ :executable => `gcc.exe` does not exist in system search paths.

ERROR: :tools ↳ :test_shallow_includes_preprocessor ↳ :executable => `gcc.exe` does not exist in system search paths.
CeedlingException ==> ERROR: Ceedling configuration failed validation