Library won't install through add .zip Library

[fester225]

Apple Mac OS
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Arduino IDE 2.3.3-nightly-20240328   
Arduino Nano ESP32
Arduino C++

I'm working on an app using UDP, and it looks like arduino-esp32-master would be a good source. I downloaded it, but the Arduino IDE won't install this library.

Error: 13 INTERNAL: Library install failed: moving extracted archive to destination dir: library not valid

Are there any hints available for getting this library installed?

[b707]

@fester225

it looks like arduino-esp32-master would be a good source.

What is your board and what's the library you trying to install?

[ptillisch]

Hi @fester225.

@fester225

it looks like arduino-esp32-master would be a good source. I downloaded it, but the Arduino IDE won't install this library.

"arduino-esp32-master" is the "esp32" boards platform. A boards platform is not a library and cannot be installed as a library. So the error when you attempted to install it as a library is correct and expected.

If you have done any work with your Nano ESP32 board, you have already installed the "Arduino ESP32 Boards" platform. That platform is a fork of the "esp32" platform specifically configured for use with the Nano ESP32 board. So there is no need to install "arduino-esp32-master" since you already have it installed.

As for your UDP project, if you would like assistance the forum helpers can likely provide it. Just give us a detailed description of what you hoped to accomplish by installing "arduino-esp32-master" as a library and we'll go from there.