


To use CMake with an existing Eclipse project, CMakeLists.txt files need to be added to the project, a toolchain defined (arm-none-eabi-gcc.cmake) and the linker files provided (copied from the auto-linker files). MCUXpresso IDE V11.7.x with its internal toolchain.I’m using the following tools and versions: In order to have CMake working, I need CMake with Make and/or Ninja installed and present in the path. The sources of the project discussed in this article can be found on GitHub. using git with with a docker environment. I have freedom of choice: what IDE I want to use with my build system of choice.īut most important: because everything is command-line driven (git, cmake, ninja, …), it is easy to build a complete CI/CD pipeline, e.g. As ‘icing on the cake’, I get it working with Visual Studio Code. In this article I show how an existing MCUXpresso project can be extended with CMake, so I still can use the Eclipse way of building, but the same time I can use CMake and to build build it with make or ninja.
CMAKE VISUAL STUDIO MULTI JOBS HOW TO
In an earlier article “ Tutorial: Creating Bare-bare Embedded Projects with CMake, with Eclipse included” I showed an approach how to create your own CMake project from scratch. That’s fine in some environments, but as soon more complex things like remote build servers, independent command-line building or just more control over the build process is needed, then the CDT managed build process is not really scalable.

It makes porting harder to port from one target platform to another, because different vendors have different plugins, with incompatible settings. But this depends on the build plugins used.
CMAKE VISUAL STUDIO MULTI JOBS CODE
Key to this is CMake: I’m keeping the Eclipse CDT features, adding CMake with Make and Ninja to the fix, and have it ‘ruled’ by three different ’emperor’: Eclipse, Visual Studio Code and from a shell console: MCUXpresso SDK CDT project with CMake for Eclipse, Visual Studio Code and Command Line Building OutlineĮclipse CDT managed build projects greatly simplify project handling from a user perspective: create a project, add or remove source files and hit ‘build’, and everything is taken care of. So what if I have an Eclipse project (say MCUXpresso IDE and SDK), and want to build it on a build server, and and I want to use the same time the project with Eclipse IDE and Visual Studio code? In this article I want to rule a project with Eclipse CDT, Visual Studio Code and with building it from the command line for automated builds. A Triumvirate is or Triarchy is built by three individuals which lead or rule something.
