Thanks, Ivan, for giving a plausible solution. My project has to be in ANSI C and not C++. If Qt can accomplish that, I'll try it.
On Wednesday, September 3, 2014 3:27:31 PM UTC-4, ivan_n wrote: > > As an alternative to eclipse-based IDEs there is the qt creator. After > changing code, with a single command it cross-compiles (gcc-arm), > automatically deploys the compiled code on target (though ssh), starts it > under the remote gdb server, runs the local gdb client, and I get a full > graphical debugger and the remote console on my desktop. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_Creator > > > On Tue, 2 Sep 2014 18:40:44 -0700 (PDT) > [email protected] <javascript:> wrote: > > > I received a Beaglebone Black to develop a homework project on. I > plugged > > in the board to my USB and installed the Windows driver. I next wanted > to > > develop a simple "Hello world" C project and debug it on this board. I > > didn't want to be a Newbie so I researched how to develop programs for > this > > device. So I read. And read. And read more. I read all I could find > on > > the Beaglebone site. I read the TI websites. I read from Linux sites. > I > > read from several individual sites. I found many "This is how I did it" > > that had many steps and comments on how to set up a development > > environment. But I could not find concrete, concise steps on how to > write > > and debug a simple program. As far as I could glean from the various > > sites, this is what I need to do: > > > > 1. Load Putty on my PC. > > 2. Establish a SSH terminal session to the board. > > 3. Write my program using VIM (a horrible program to drop on a novice, > it > > has a very steep learning curve) or nano (not much better). > > 4. Compile and link my program with gcc, after having to learn its > > command-line interface. > > 5. Run my program under the gnu debugger, another command-line tool > with a > > steep learning curve. > > > > It will take days or weeks to learn the tools to develop a 10 minute > > program. This is how I debugged in the 1980's. There has got to be a > > better environment than this. I currently develop under QNX Momentics > and > > TI Code Composer. They are both Eclipse based. Code Composer requires > a > > JTAG module, but QNX uses the GNU Cross Compiler and GNU Debug for > program > > development. Editing and compiling is done on the PC, and for > debugging, > > it copies my executable to the target system and runs it under the > debugger > > using the UI for setting breakpoints, single-stepping viewing registers > and > > variable, etc. > > > > So, now my question. Is there a easy to use, Windows, graphical > integrated > > development environment for developing native Angstrom Linux programs > for > > this board? > > > > > > -- > > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "BeagleBoard" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
