How to fix ESP-IDF error: cannot convert 'esp_interface_t' to 'wifi_interface_t'

Problem:

While trying to  compile your ESP-IDF app using code such as

ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_set_config(ESP_IF_WIFI_STA, &wifi_config));

you see an error message such as

src/main.cpp:76:41: error: cannot convert 'esp_interface_t' to 'wifi_interface_t'
   76 |     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_set_config(ESP_IF_WIFI_STA, &wifi_config));
      |                                         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      |                                         |
      |                                         esp_interface_t

Solution

Instead of ESP_IF_WIFI_STA, use WIFI_IF_STA (which has the correct type):

ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_set_config(WIFI_IF_STA, &wifi_config));