peripheral examples readme issues

[stric9r]

Example path, file name, line number(s)
Instructions do not seem to work to get repo to work with IAR. Using IAR 9.40.1

Gecko SDK Suite version
Name: Gecko SDK Suite v4.4.0: Amazon 202012.00, Bluetooth 7.0.0, Bluetooth Mesh 6.0.0, EmberZNet 7.4.0.0, Flex 3.7.0.0, MCU 6.6.0.0, Micrium OS Kernel 5.14.00, OpenThread 2.4.0.0 (GitHub-7074a43e4), Platform 4.4.0.0, Silicon Labs Matter 2.2.0-1.2, USB 1.2.0.0, Wi-Fi SDK 3.1.1, Wi-SUN 1.8.0.0, Z-Wave SDK 7.21.0.0
Version: 4.4.0
Location: C:\Users\stroberts\SimplicityStudio\SDKs\gecko_sdk_3\Trust Status: Trusted
Signed Status: Unsigned

Gecko SDK Suite

Board
N/A, just trying to build a single project, any project to verify I can do work.

Expected behavior
The build should succeed

Observed/problematic behavior
Followed the instructions pull in the repo and add the link for IAR. Command below:

mklink /J C:\Users\stroberts\SimplicityStudio\SDKs\gecko_sdk_3\peripheral_examples C:\SiliconLabs\SimplicityStudio\v5\developer\repos\peripheral_examples
Junction created for C:\Users\stroberts\SimplicityStudio\SDKs\gecko_sdk_3\peripheral_examples <<===>> C:\SiliconLabs\SimplicityStudio\v5\developer\repos\peripheral_examples

Get error when trying to build
Error building DAC project, but tried multiple projects
'C:/SiliconLabs/SimplicityStudio/v5/developer/repos/platform/emlib/src/em_cmu.c', needed by 'C:/SiliconLabs/SimplicityStudio/v5/developer/repos/peripheral_examples/series2/vdac/vdac_sample_off/iar/EFR32FG25_vdac_sample_off/Debug/Obj/emlib_14976495686904547312.dir/em_cmu.o', missing and no known rule to make it

Additional context
Using IAR 9.40.1, which upgraded the project file.
I have in my C:\SiliconLabs\SimplicityStudio directory v4, v4_2, v4_2_3, v5, v5_2, v5_3 directories. Latest GSDK is in user directory (details above)

When I look for the directory in the error "C:/SiliconLabs/SimplicityStudio/v5/developer/repos/platform" it does not seem to exist.

[silabs-reka]

Hi @stric9r,
when you reported the issue Silicon Labs did not support GSDKv4.4.0 . The peripheral examples repository was updated on 22nd of February, which provides projects for GSDKv4.4.0.

We will update our projects soon to be compatible with IAR EW 9.40.1 by default. In the meantime I can suggest you a workaround. Instead of using the symbolic link (mklink) clone the peripheral examples repository directly into the SDK.

Directory structure should be the following:
C:\Users<username>\SimplicityStudio\SDKs\gecko_sdk\peripheral_examples