remove(make_image): Remove the make_image command in favor of other workflows

BREAKING CHANGE

docs/en/esptool/advanced-commands.rst

@@ -160,23 +160,6 @@ This will read 4 bytes from SFDP address 16.
 
         esptool.py chip_id
 
-    .. _make-image:
-
-    Assemble a Firmware Image: ``make_image``
-    -----------------------------------------
-
-    ``make_image`` allows you to manually assemble a firmware image from binary segments (such as those extracted from objcopy). For example:
-
-    ::
-
-        esptool.py --chip esp8266 make_image -f app.text.bin -a 0x40100000 -f app.data.bin -a 0x3ffe8000 -f app.rodata.bin -a 0x3ffe8c00 app.flash.bin
-
-    This command does not require a serial connection.
-
-    .. note::
-
-        In general, it is better to create an ELF image (including any binary data as part of the ELF, by using objcopy or other tools) and then use ``elf2image`` to generate the ``.bin`` file.
-
     .. _run:
 
     Boot Application Code: ``run``

docs/en/esptool/basic-commands.rst

@@ -340,5 +340,4 @@ The following commands are less commonly used, or only of interest to advanced u
     *  :ref:`write-flash-status`
     *  :ref:`read-flash-sfdp`
     :esp8266: *  :ref:`chip-id`
-    :esp8266: *  :ref:`make-image`
     :esp8266: *  :ref:`run`

docs/en/esptool/scripting.rst

@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ The following commands can run without the need for a connected chip:
 
 .. autofunction:: esptool.cmds.image_info
 
-.. autofunction:: esptool.cmds.make_image
-
 ------------
 
 Utility Functions

docs/en/migration-guide.rst

@@ -171,3 +171,12 @@ The ``--ignore-flash-encryption-efuse-setting`` option of the :ref:`write_flash
 **Migration Steps:**
 
 1. Rename the ``--ignore-flash-encryption-efuse-setting`` to ``--ignore-flash-enc-efuse`` in any existing ``write_flash`` commands in scripts/CI pipelines.
+
+``make_image`` Command Removal
+******************************
+
+The ``make_image`` command for the ESP8266 has been **removed in v5**. This command has been deprecated in favor of using **objcopy** (or other tools) to generate ELF images and then using ``elf2image`` to create the final ``.bin`` file.
+
+**Migration Steps:**
+
+1. Replace any ``make_image`` workflows with the recommended way of assembling firmware images using **objcopy** and ``elf2image``.

esptool/__init__.py

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "get_security_info",
     "image_info",
     "load_ram",
-    "make_image",
     "merge_bin",
     "read_flash",
     "read_flash_status",
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ from esptool.cmds import (
     get_security_info,
     image_info,
     load_ram,
-    make_image,
     merge_bin,
     read_flash,
     read_flash_status,
@@ -168,7 +166,6 @@ click.rich_click.COMMAND_GROUPS = {
                 "write_flash_status",
                 "read_flash_sfdp",
                 "chip_id",
-                "make_image",
                 "run",
                 "get_security_info",
             ],
@@ -633,26 +630,6 @@ def image_info_cli(ctx, filename):
     image_info(filename, ctx.obj["chip"])
 
 
-@cli.command("make_image")
-@click.argument("output", type=click.Path())
-@click.option(
-    "--segfile",
-    "-f",
-    multiple=True,
-    type=click.Path(exists=True),
-    help="Segment input file",
-)
-@click.option(
-    "--segaddr", "-a", multiple=True, type=AnyIntType(), help="Segment base address"
-)
-@click.option(
-    "--entrypoint", "-e", type=AnyIntType(), default=0, help="Address of entry point"
-)
-def make_image_cli(output, segfile, segaddr, entrypoint):
-    """Create an application image from binary files"""
-    make_image(segfile, segaddr, output, entrypoint)
-
-
 @cli.command("elf2image")
 @click.argument("input", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 @click.option(

esptool/cmds.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from intelhex import IntelHex
 from serial import SerialException
 from typing import BinaryIO
 
-from .bin_image import ELFFile, ImageSegment, LoadFirmwareImage
+from .bin_image import ELFFile, LoadFirmwareImage
 from .bin_image import (
     ESP8266ROMFirmwareImage,
     ESP8266V2FirmwareImage,
@@ -1911,53 +1911,6 @@ def image_info(filename: str, chip: str = "auto") -> None:
             log.print(f"Compile time: {bootloader_desc['date_time']}")
 
 
-def make_image(
-    segfile: list[str],
-    segaddr: list[int],
-    output: str | None = None,
-    entrypoint: int = 0,
-) -> bytes | None:
-    """
-    Assemble an ESP8266 firmware image using binary segments. ESP8266-only.
-
-    Args:
-        segfile: List of file paths containing binary segment data.
-        segaddr: List of memory addresses corresponding to each segment.
-        output: Path to save the output firmware image file.
-            If None, the function returns the image as bytes.
-        entrypoint: Entry point address for the firmware.
-
-    Returns:
-        None if output is provided; otherwise, returns the assembled
-        firmware image as bytes.
-    """
-    log.print("Creating ESP8266 image...")
-    image = ESP8266ROMFirmwareImage()
-    if len(segfile) == 0:
-        raise FatalError("No segments specified")
-    if len(segfile) != len(segaddr):
-        raise FatalError(
-            "Number of specified files does not match the number of specified addresses"
-        )
-    for seg, addr in zip(segfile, segaddr):
-        with open(seg, "rb") as f:
-            data = f.read()
-            image.segments.append(ImageSegment(addr, data))
-    image.entrypoint = entrypoint
-    if output is not None:
-        # Save image to the provided file path.
-        image.save(output)
-        log.print("Successfully created ESP8266 image.")
-        return None
-    else:
-        # Save image to a BytesIO buffer and return the bytes.
-        buf = io.BytesIO()
-        image.save(buf)
-        result = buf.getvalue()
-        log.print("Successfully created ESP8266 image.")
-        return result
-
-
 def merge_bin(
     addr_filename: list[tuple[int, BinaryIO]],
     output: str,

test/test_esptool.py

@@ -1533,39 +1533,6 @@ class TestReadWriteMemory(EsptoolTestCase):
             esp._port.close()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    arg_chip != "esp8266", reason="Make image option is supported only on ESP8266"
-)
-class TestMakeImage(EsptoolTestCase):
-    def verify_image(self, offset, length, image, compare_to):
-        with open(image, "rb") as f:
-            f.seek(offset)
-            rb = f.read(length)
-        with open(compare_to, "rb") as f:
-            ct = f.read()
-        if len(rb) != len(ct):
-            print(
-                f"WARNING: Expected length {len(ct)} doesn't match comparison {len(rb)}"
-            )
-        print(f"Readback {len(rb)} bytes")
-        self.diff(rb, ct)
-
-    def test_make_image(self):
-        output = self.run_esptool(
-            "make_image test"
-            " -a 0x0 -f images/sector.bin -a 0x1000 -f images/fifty_kb.bin"
-        )
-        try:
-            assert "Successfully created ESP8266 image." in output
-            assert os.path.exists("test0x00000.bin")
-            self.verify_image(16, 4096, "test0x00000.bin", "images/sector.bin")
-            self.verify_image(
-                4096 + 24, 50 * 1024, "test0x00000.bin", "images/fifty_kb.bin"
-            )
-        finally:
-            os.remove("test0x00000.bin")
-
-
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
     "ESPTOOL_TEST_USB_OTG" in os.environ or arg_preload_port is not False,
     reason="Boot mode strapping pin pulled constantly low, "