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On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 2:38 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote:

> Simon, you may think I'm trying to be a smart ass but I'm not. Using Code
> Composer studio, and various other IDE's for various platforms does not
> mean you understand how to setup / use a GCC toolchain from the command
> line. Which is really what you need to know to understand to use these
> properly.
>
> All I have seen you say so far is that you have java GDB ( not even
> remotely the same thing ) working, and that you've been programming in C /
> C++ since the 80's. Personally, I have been programming C / C++ since the
> early 90's, and never really truely used a GCC toolchain until I cut my
> teeth on it with the MSP430 launchpad.
>
> My point ? Just because you *may* know gcc, and g++ does not mean you
> understand the whole GCC toolchain. Again, there are books on the subject .
> . .
>
> *In eclipse, I have created a C Project and in the Properties under C/C++
>> Build, Settings, I have the Cross Settings, Prefix set to:*
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *arm-linux-gnueabihf- Path set to:/home/simon/gcc-linaro-arm-lin*
>>> *ux-gnueabihf-4.8-2014.03_linux*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> */bin Cross GCC Compiler, Command set to gccCross GCC Linker, Command
>>> set to gccCross GCC Assemlber, Command set to asWhen I build the project I
>>> get:/bin/sh: arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc: command not found    HelloWorldBBB
>>>          C/C++ Problem*
>>>
>>
> This is a pathing issue, eclipse does not know where to find the toolchain
> binaries. I dont use Eclipse personally but perhaps for each binary you
> need a proper fully qualified path to each binary? More information
> required.
>
>
> On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 2:02 PM, John Syn <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>  From: Simon Platten <[email protected]>
>> Reply-To: <[email protected]>
>> Date: Friday, May 30, 2014 at 12:28 PM
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [beagleboard] Eclipse C and Remote Debugging
>>
>> I've been writing software for various embedded platforms for a long
>> time, MSP430, Echelon, PIC's.  In the case of MSP430, the development suite
>> was based on Eclipse.  When writing software for PC104 platforms using QNX,
>> the IDE was Momentics, which is eclipse.
>>
>> The assumption always seems to be that you are talking to someone who
>> hasn't coded much before, I'm 44.  I've been coding professionally since
>> 1985.
>>
>> I can follow instructions as well as the next person, unfortunatley a lot
>> of the information online is incomplete or the guides are lacking.
>>
>> I use Eclipse and Code Composer Studio all the time and they work just
>> fine. I haven’t used GDBServer for a long time so it is difficult to advise
>> you how to get this working. Currently I use Lauterbach JTAG tools for
>> kernel code debugging and these tools are amazing because of their Linux
>> Kernel Awareness. However, previously I used Ronetix PEEDI JTAG tools which
>> make JTAG look like GDBServer. So my suggestion is to look at the support
>> docs on the Ronetix website as they explain how to setup Eclipse to work
>> with GDBServer. If this doesn’t work, then there is possibly some
>> incompatibility between the version of Eclipse and GDBServer.
>>
>> Regards,
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Friday, 30 May 2014 20:21:41 UTC+1, [email protected] wrote:
>>>
>>> Frankly, when developing for embedded platforms, yes, IDEs are too much
>>> to ask for. 90% of embedded programming today is done with command-line
>>> tools as it has been for decades. Once in a while someone builds an IDE,
>>> but they are invariably so limited in application as to be more or a
>>> straightjacket than a real tool.  The amount of work it takes to produce a
>>> truly useful IDE makes sense only if you're developing on a commercial
>>> platform with millions of credit-card holding users. So if you want to
>>> develop for Windows, Android, and such, good IDEs are available. If you're
>>> programming a custom board, well, better get used to building your own
>>> tools.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Friday, May 30, 2014 11:52:53 AM UTC-7, Simon Platten wrote:
>>>>
>>>> true, is it to much to ask to use an IDE?
>>>>
>>>> I have it all working for Java, would just like to do the same for C.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Friday, 30 May 2014 19:37:58 UTC+1, RobertCNelson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Simon Platten <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> > I know C and C++ very well...I've been developing in it since the
>>>>> 80's.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > What I find difficult is the lack of complete information, is it to
>>>>> much to
>>>>> > expect that having bought the hardware for the software and
>>>>> documentation to
>>>>> > be complete?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Sorry, I'm so fed up with dead ends...and pissy people with
>>>>> atitudes, that
>>>>> > instead of offering help, make wise cracks.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Eclipse isn't the problem, the set-up of the toolchain is.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Sorry, I guess you can tell, I'm a bit tired and just want to make
>>>>> some
>>>>> > progress on the project, instead of battling with the set-up.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can always ssh in and build on the target.  That's just the way
>>>>> i've always done it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Robert Nelson
>>>>> http://www.rcn-ee.com/
>>>>>
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