Revision as of 18:45, 3 July 2012

Overview

This How-To is meant to be a starting point for people to learn to compile C programs using ECLIPSE IDE installed in IGEP SDK v3.0 Virtual Machine as quickly and easily as possible. In this how-to, we use:

• VMware or VirtualBox virtualization software
• IGEP SDK v3.0 Virtual Machine RC2 with ECLIPSE IDE
  
• IGEP BOARD with Ethernet communication (for example IGEPv2)
  
• MANUAL IGEP SDK v3.0 VM
• Hello world example for ECLIPSE

Getting started

First at all, you should read MANUAL IGEP SDK v3.0 VM and follow the next instructions:

• Install your Virtual Machine
• Install your Virtual Machine Guest additions
• Prepare your Rootfs in your Micro SD Card
• Connect to your IGEP Board using Ethernet Commnication
• Build programs using ECLIPSE IDE

ECLIPSE IDE

Eclipse IDE is a software development environtment. This software package is very popular because you can extend its functionalities installing pluggins. At IGEP v3.0 VM Eclipse includes Linux tools and Yocto plugin to develop C applications for IGEP firmware.

Source code C applications can be compiled in Eclipse using a simple Makefile or Autoconf tool. Autoconf tools can be useful if you want to develop a huge application with a lot of dependencies.

Write your First Program using ECLIPSE

ECLIPSE IDE

At "Getting started chapter" you compiled some source example programs for ECLIPSE that use Autoconf