*.c) and generates the make files automatically:Įxtended project Structure Make File Syntax With the managed make system, Eclipse detects the files present in the project (e.g. Check the link to the GitHub project in the Links section at the end of this article. ? I have put the sources of this project on GitHub. I recommend to start with an ’empty’ main first.Ī good way to get the necessary files and options is to look at an existing example project which usually is using ‘manged make’.
Here again you can borrow from an existing example project. Use the options from an existing example project.
If they are about to integrate traditional debugging, that will create a series of trouble in both maintaining debugging tools across all board variations, and most importantly making their IDE as clunky as all others.Eclipse comes with a built-in build system (managed make): I can configure the compiler linker settings, and Eclipse takes care about the rest. It is an IDE that is as easy to use as possible with 2 buttons you need to click to get a program done.
The reason that draws me to installing the TrueStudio in the first place is that CubeMX can export TrueStudio project – but project exportation in CubeMX is not that easy to use after all – so I said to myself why bother to work with a custom version of eclipse that has limitations and cost money for a full version.īy the way, Eclipse + GCC + openocd works well on all OS – I have tested it in both windows, Linux and MacOS 10.12 Personally I kind of agree with the fact that Arduino IDE does not support debugging – and I think to have debug integrated into arduino IDE is kind of a betray from their original philosophy –
I think it is as hard to get used to TrueStudio as getting the eclipse tool chain functioning well. Finally I gave it up and go back to eclipse + openOCD + arm-gcc. I have given the TrueStudio a try months ago.