Porting the FastNoise c++ library to Due

Question

I'm trying to use the FastNoise library with a Due, however, I get something like the following errors, when I try to complie.

error: 'abs' was not declared in this scope
error: 'mt19937' is not a member of 'std'
error: 'uniform_int_distribution' is not a member of 'std'

so I added the following:

#include <cstdlib>
#include <cmath>
#include <random>

which solved most of the problems, however it still says printf hasn't been declared. So I tried to edit cstdio to comment out the #undef printf, but it just brought back the full list of error messages, so that's not the solution. I googled some solutions but none of these seem to work. Do you have any suggestions I should try?

I'm not trying to use printf, just want to use the library.

Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

The FastNoise library compiles as it is for the Arduino MKR and Arduino Zero, but there is a "not cool" issue for the Due: https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-samd/issues/308

A issue with assert can easily be solved, but the #include <algorithm> and #include <random> are somehow linked to a printf function.
I thought it was very hard, but then @Juraj wrote in his answer about the simple solution to comment out the #undef printf line.

In the file cstdio is a list of about fourty #undef lines. Only the printf requires to be commented out.

// #undef printf

The file is located in the hidden "Arduino15" folder in the build environment for the Due: Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\arm-none-eabi-gcc\4.8.3-2014q1\arm-none-eabi\include\c++\4.8.3\cstdio

Then it will also compile for the Arduino Due (even without removing the assert). There are many warnings.

I was able to run it on a SAMD21 processor and it produces random numbers. However, I am not sure that those numbers are correct. I don't know if the many compiler warnings can be ignored.

#include <FastNoise.h>

FastNoise myNoise; // Create a FastNoise object

float heightMap[32][32]; // 2D heightmap to create terrain

void setup() {
  SerialUSB.begin(9600);
  SerialUSB.println("FastNoise");
  delay(1000);

  myNoise.SetNoiseType(FastNoise::SimplexFractal); // Set the desired noise type

  for(int x=0; x<32; x++) {
    for(int y=0; y<32; y++) {
      heightMap[x][y] = myNoise.GetNoise(x,y);
      SerialUSB.println(heightMap[x][y]);
    }
  }
}

void loop() {
}

Do you know the XY Problem? You did not explain the reason for trying to make that library run on a Arduino Due. Perhaps there is an other way for what you want to achieve.

The Arduino Due was a major update for the Arduino boards, but nowadays some say to avoid the Arduino Due because it has issues (hardware and software).

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I have updated my answer with help of the answer from @Juray.

Answer 2

The workaround is in the issue found by Jot. In file

C:\Users\aaaaaa\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\arm-none-eabi-gcc\4.8.3-2014q1\arm-none-eabi\include\c++\4.8.3\cstdio

comment the line

#undef printf

and it will compile