ECE497 Notes on Installing the Eclipse IDE
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Eclipse is an open source Integrated Development Environment that's enjoying broad use.
Here's how to run gdb on Beagle via Eclipse
Installing
Install and the gdb tools
$ cd ~/oe $ sudo apt-get install eclipse $ source source-me.txt $ bitbake gbd-cross
Install Remote System Tools
In Eclispe
- Go to Help:Install New Software...
- Click the down arrow to the right of "type or select a site" and
- Select: Galileo - http://download.eclipse.org/releases/galileo
- Expand: Programming Languages
- Eclipse C/C++ Development should already be installed, if not, check it.
- Expand: Modile and Device Development
- Eclipse C/C++ DSF gdb Debugger should already be installed, if not, check it.
- Check: Eclipse C/C++ Remote Launch
- Check: Remote System Explorer End-User Runtime
- Check: Remote System Explorer User Actions
- Click: Next >
- Verify the list and Click Next >
- Accept the license and Click: Finish
- Click "Yes" to restart eclipse
- Click: "Yes" to use same workspace
Finding the Beagle's IP address
- On the BeagleBoard run
$ ifconfig eth0
Note the IP address
- On the host edit
/etc/hosts
and add:
137.112.41.76 Beagle (Use your IP address)
- Exit the editor and try:
$ ping Beagle
If you don't get an answer something is messed up. Get help. On the host connect to the Beagle and create a workspace
$ ssh Beagle $ mkdir workspace/HelloWorld/Debug
Setting up for remote debugging
Now back to the Eclipse
- Select: Project:Properties
- Expand: C/C++ Build
- Select: Settings
- Tab: Tool Settings
- Select: GCC C Compiler
- Replace "gcc" in "Command:" with "~/oe/tmp/cross/armv7a/bin/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-gcc"
- Click: Directories (below GCC C Compiler
- Click Add... button and insert
~/oe/tmp/staging/armv7a-angstrom-linux-gnueabi/user/include ~/oe/
- Click: GCC C Linker (below Directories)
- Replace "gcc" in "Command:" with "~/oe/tmp/cross/armv7a/bin/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-gcc"
- Click: Libraries
- Click: Add... to Library search path (-L) (the bottom one) insert:
~/oe/tmp/staging/armv7a-angstrom-linux-gnueabi/lib
- Click OK to close Properties for HelloWorld window
Hit Ctrl-B to build, or click the little hammer
Menu: Run:Debug Configurations... Double-Click C/C++ Remote Applcation to create a new configuration Name it BeagleBoard Project: Click Browse and select HelloWorld C/C++ Application: Click Search Project and select HelloWorld Remote Absolute File Path... Click: Browse... Connection: Click New... Select: SSH Only and Click Next > Host name: Beagle Click: Finish "Select Remote C/C++" will appear. Connection: Beagle Expand: My Home, workspace, HelloWorld, Debug Click: OK In the Properties window select Connection: Beagle Click: Apply Tab: Debugger GDB debugger: Click: Browse and look for ~/oe/tmp/cross/armv7a/bin/arm-angstrom-linux/gnueabi-g In Debugger Options Tab: Shared Libraries Add... ~/oe/tmp/staging/armv7a-angstgrom-linux-gnueabi/lib
Click: Debug (bottom right) It should compile your file (if needed), copy it to the Beagle and start gdb on it. It will run up to main() and wait for your input. Try the single step button (F6 step over, F5 step into)
Be sure to hit Terminal (Ctrl-F2) when done.
Add a for loop and watch the index variable change!
Other
This is taken from: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-eclipse-stlcdt/index.html
You might be able to do this via apt-get install. I used the add/remove program app in Red Hat and selected Fedora Eclipse. It appears to load lots of things. This load version 3.4.1
In Ubuntu go to Applications: Add/Remove Select Show: All available applications Search: eclipse Check: Eclipse Click: Apply Changes Wait for some 113 files to download (15 minutes on a fast connection) With this install you need to load a few more things. Go to Help:Software Updates:Find and Install... Select: Search for new features to install Select: Callisto Discovery Site Click: Finish (wait a moment) Select a site near you (wait a moment) Expand: Callisto Discovery Site Select: C and C++ Development Next, Accept, Next, Finish (wait)
This loads version 3.2.2
- Install the c/c++ stuff
Select: Help:Software Updates Tab: Available Software Expand: Ganymede Update Site Check: C and C++ Development Click: Install Expand: Remote Access and Device Developement Check: Remote System Explorer C/C++ Remote Debugger Launcher Check: Remote System Explorer End-User Runtime Click: Install Click: Next Click: I accept... Click: Finish
- Fedora #####
I did see the Canymede Update Site on Fedora, so I Select: Help:Software Updates Tab: Available Software Click: Add Site Location: http://download.eclipse.org/releases/ganymede Click: OK The Available Software list should update nad "Ganymede Update Site" should appear. The follow the instructions above.
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Start Eclipse Select: File:New:Project... Expand: C Select: C Project Click: Next Project Name: HelloWorld (no spaces) Select: Hello World ANSI C Project Click: Next Fill in to suit, Click: Next Click: Finish Tab: C/C++ Projects Expand: HelloWorld Expand: src Expand: HelloWorld.c Double-Click: main(void) The file will open in a window
This will create an executable that runs on the Ubuntu Linux (guest) platform.
- Beagle Execution
Here's how to run it remotely on the Beagle. This is from: http://www.nabble.com/Solution:-Using-Eclipse-CDT-for-Gusmtix-development-td18251552.html Here's what I did differently: 4) Project Properties/Settings
* On "GCC C++ Compiler" change "Command" to
"~/gumstix/gumstix-oe/tmp/cross/bin/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-g++" (dbg_03.png)
* On "GCC C++ Compiler/Directories" add
"~/gumstix/gumstix-oe/tmp/staging/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi/include" to "Includes paths (-I)"
I used: tmp/staging/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi/usr/include
* On "GCC C++ Compiler/Miscellaneous" add "-c -march=armv5te
-mtune=xscale -Wa,-mcpu=xscale" to "Other flags"
I didn't change this since the gcc should have all this set.
5) On "Run/Debug Configurations" add "C++ Remote Application"
* On "Main" tab
This is in Run:Debug Configurations
In eclipse,
Select: Window:Open Perspective:C/C++
Click on the HelloWorld project to select it
Select: Project:Properties
Expand: C/C++ Build
Select: Discovery Options
Starting point: http://www.nabble.com/Solution:-Using-Eclipse-CDT-for-Gusmtix-development-td18251552.html
On the Beagle: opkg install openssh openssh-sftp openssh-server opkg install gdbserver
In Eclipse File:New Project Select General:Project I used project name "Remove gdb"