Cannot make red_wp77xx either fails to complete or faulty (with 18.10.3)

Fresh install, sync & clean fails make_red_wp77xx:

  • 18.06.1 couldn’t find file ‘io.api’
  • 18.06.3 couldn’t find file ‘io.api’
  • 18.07.0 test.c: No such file or directory
  • 18.08.0 test.c: No such file or directory
  • 18.09.0 test.c & fa_test.c: No such file or directory
  • 18.10.2 test.c & fa_test.c: No such file or directory
  • 18.10.3 builds to completion - but intermittent Modem Fault

All firmware, source and tools from:
https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/airprime/software/wp77xx/wp77xx-firmware-latest-release-components/

Release 9.1 Components

WP77xx Firmware Release 9.1 combined image

There appears to be a mismatch with the latest mangOH sources and the listed sources and tools for this release.

i built with WP76 R12 component, no problem is found.
just need to comment out the following in mangOH.sdef:

// $MANGOH_ROOT/apps/locationService/location