Using custom Makefile with Eclipse/CDT [duplicate]

Answer 1

You can disable "Generate makefiles automatically" in eclipse project properties -> c/c++ build (builder settings.)

Answer 2

There is an option to create a project from existing makefiles: use the "Project Wizard" and select "Makefile project".

Answer 3

Also, there might be a line that says "default: esh $(PLUGIN_SO)," or something along those lines depending on your project. I've found that changing the "default" to "all" will enable the project to compile too. This is a handy feature, eclipse :)

Answer 4

All that you have to do is tell gmake to use your makefile. The default command for Code Composer Studio is ${CCS_UTILS_DIR}/bin/gmake. Simply tell gmake to use your own makefile (e.g. sri.mk). We do this with the -f option. So the default command would become ${CCS_UTILS_DIR}/bin/gmake -f ../sri.mk

Note that Code Composer Studio is Eclipse based.

Here are the instructions:

1. project->properties->C/C++ Build
2. click on the 'Builder' tab
3. Un-select 'Use default build command"
4. Change the command to ${CCS_UTILS_DIR}/bin/gmake -f ../sri.mk

Note that the build is kicked off from the Debug directory. The Debug directory contains the makefiles that are generated by Eclipse. I put my makefile in the top level directory of the project so that's why I put ../ in -f ../sri.mk.

Answer 5

You can create a custom Makefile and make sure it's in your project root. Then you need to disable the auto generated makefiles. You can do that by going here:

Project Properties (right click on project and select properties) -> C/C++ Build -> in that window uncheck "Generate Makefiles Automatically."

To use your own targets you can open the View called "Make Target":

Window -> Show View -> Make Target

In that view you can create a new target that will use the corresponding target in your custom Makefile.

Answer 6

In my latest attempt to compile a Cross ARM compile, I made a painful discovery on how to get this working.

First I created a "Makefile project with existing Code". I selected the Cross ARM tool chain. If I now open a console within Eclipse and make, it works.

Now to build within the GUI, I had to:

1. Change properties to Internal Builder, with Generate Makefile checked.
2. The settings option now offers Build Artifact tab. pick executable with ${Project}.
3. Build. This will result in error in link stage.
4. Switch the settings to External Builder, uncheck "Automatic Makefile generation"
5. Clean
6. Build