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Write your First C Program using ECLIPSE IDE

Overview

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.

C source code applications can be compiled in Eclipse using a Makefile or Autoconf tools. Autoconf tools can be useful if you want to develop a huge application with a lot of dependencies, but this method can be tedious if you want to develop a simple application as quickly and easily as possible.

Requisites

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 tools. Autoconf tools can be useful if you want to develop a huge application with a lot of dependencies, VM Eclipse Examples use Autotools, this method can be tedious and is not recomended for simple programs.

Write your First Program using ECLIPSE

ECLIPSE IDE

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