VAR-SOM-MX6 Yocto GS eclipse

Programming Eclipse

Variscite added the required packages to the build images fsl-image-test and fsl-image-gui to enable Eclipse based Yocto development. This guide will describe how to install and use Eclipse/Yocto to develop application to run on VAR-SOM-MX6

Host tools

Build

make sure you are your build directory and environment are set correctly.

$ . ./setup-environment build_mx6q/

Build the tools:

$ bitbake meta-ide-support
$ bitbake meta-toolchain adt-installer

The result are a tools installer

$ ls tmp/deploy/sdk/

The results should be:
adt_installer.tar.bz2 poky-eglibc-x86_64-meta-toolchain-cortexa9hf-vfp-neon-toolchain-1.5.1.sh

Install

tmp/deploy/sdk/poky-eglibc-x86_64-meta-toolchain-cortexa9hf-vfp-neon-toolchain-1.5.1.sh

When system prompt "Enter target directory for SDK (default: /opt/poky/1.5.1):" hit enter.

When system prompt "You are about to install the SDK to "/opt/poky/1.5.1". Proceed[Y/n]?" hit Y and enter. An install log should look like:

tmp/deploy/sdk/poky-eglibc-x86_64-meta-toolchain-cortexa9hf-vfp-neon-toolchain-1.5.1.sh Enter target directory for SDK (default: /opt/poky/1.5.1): You are about to install the SDK to "/opt/poky/1.5.1". Proceed[Y/n]?Y Extracting SDK...done Setting it up...done SDK has been successfully set up and is ready to be used.

<editsection-brackets> Eclipse installation

The folwinfg steps will guide you how to download and install Eclipse Keler CDT SR1. <editsection-brackets> Download and install

Download from:

http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/technology/epp/downloads/release/kepler/SR1/eclipse-cpp-kepler-SR1-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz

$ cd ~/ $ tar xvf ../Downloads/eclipse-cpp-kepler-SR1-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz

Run Eclipse:

$ eclipse/eclipse &

Set your workspace:

Image:Eclipse ws.jpg

You can select any folder you like.

Close the "wellcome window". You should be at: