Arduino error messages TMRpcm libraries cannot compile

[peterjin]

Hi, can anyone tell me what is the problem when I uploading? Below is the error messages. Thanks.

Arduino: 1.8.16 (Windows 10), Board: "Arduino Mega or Mega 2560, ATmega2560 (Mega 2560)"





















libraries\TMRpcm-master\TMRpcm.cpp.o (symbol from plugin): In function `optionByte':

(.text+0x0): multiple definition of `a'

sketch\test_change_code.ino.cpp.o (symbol from plugin):(.text+0x0): first defined here

collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status

exit status 1

Error compiling for board Arduino Mega or Mega 2560.



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[sterretje]

@peterjin, compiler and linker errors have nothing to do with Avrdude, stk500 or Bootloader, hence your topic has been moved.

By the looks of it, you have something in your sketch that is also in TMRpcm.cpp. Time to show your sketch.

[johnwasser]

Looks like it is saying that your "test_change_code.ino" defines a global variable or function named "a" and so does TMRpcm.cpp in the TMRpcm library:

//*********** Standard Global Variables ***************
volatile unsigned int dataEnd;
volatile boolean buffEmpty[2] = {true,true}, whichBuff = false, playing = 0, a, b;

Change the name in your sketch to something other than 'a'.

[peterjin]

Did you means the variable 'a' changes to another alphabet? It will not affect the others function?

//*********** Standard Global Variables ***************
volatile unsigned int dataEnd;
volatile boolean buffEmpty[2] = {true,true}, whichBuff = false, playing = 0, a, b;

[david_2018]

@johnwasser

Looks like it is saying that your "test_change_code.ino" defines a global variable or function named "a" and so does TMRpcm.cpp in the TMRpcm library:

//*********** Standard Global Variables ***************
volatile unsigned int dataEnd;
volatile boolean buffEmpty[2] = {true,true}, whichBuff = false, playing = 0, a, b;

Shouldn't the library declare those variables as 'static'? Odd to be declaring global variables in the cpp file without mentioning them in the header file.