Linux debug configuration

[steved]

I've installed the latest ChibiStudio Linux distribution into ~/ChibiStudio (a delightfully simple operation to get running) on Mint.

However I don't seem to get an option to create debug configurations (AIUI highlight the .elf file and an option becomes available somewhere?)

Is there some bit of configuration I've missed, having installed into a different directory?

[Giovanni]

Hi,

Is the "ChibiOS (whole tree)" project open in your workspace? configurations are in there. If not present then import it from the ChibiOS tree root.

Note that the installation path is probably different in your system, probably you need to repopulate the workspaces and change the workspace variable CHIBIOS to point to the correct location (Windows->Preferences->General->Workspace->Linked Resources).

The default installation path is: /home/chibios/Projects/Chibistudio if I remember well.

Giovanni

[steved]

Is the "ChibiOS (whole tree)" project open in your workspace? configurations are in there. If not present then import it from the ChibiOS tree root.

The "ChibiOS (whole tree)" project is present in the project explorer; however on attempting to open it the message "can't find project file" or similar is shown. And I can't see a ".project" file in the root of the installation. (The same situation exists on the Windows installation - the project "ChibiOS tools" is shown, but no project file.

Note that the installation path is probably different in your system, probably you need to repopulate the workspaces and change the workspace variable CHIBIOS to point to the correct location (Windows->Preferences->General->Workspace->Linked Resources).

The default installation path is: /home/chibios/Projects/Chibistudio if I remember well.

The default project path is indeed as you say; I've installed in my user directory as ChibiStudio, and changed workspace and project preferences so that my projects compile. Just setting up the debugging is the problem.

Is it necessary to delete and recreate the project? If so, what type of project is it, and what needs to be specified?

[Giovanni]

Yes, you need to delete all projects from workspace and re-import them (at least those you need). Make sure to do the "import without copy" or you will have to adjust makefiles relative CHIBIOS path too.

I have not found a way to make Eclipse workspaces position-independent yet... workspaces contain absolute paths and it is a mess in that directory.

Giovanni

[steved]

Yes, you need to delete all projects from workspace and re-import them (at least those you need). Make sure to do the "import without copy" or you will have to adjust makefiles relative CHIBIOS path too.

I've already reimported and adjusted "normal" projects; that's not a problem.

It's how to set things up to automate generation of debug configuration files; mainly in case Linux format is different to Windows, where I've been manually creating them for ages. AIUI that means creating/updating the "ChibiOS (whole tree)" project, but I don't understand what needs to happen here.

[Giovanni]

Hi,

There is a small script for creating debug configurations under the tools menu: "Create OpenOCD Debug Configuration (pre-select elf file into a project)". You only see this if you keep the "whole tree" project opened.

You need to select the .elf file before calling the tool, it creates a ./debug subdirectory in the project with the usual .launch files.

Giovanni

[steved]

Hi,

There is a small script for creating debug configurations under the tools menu: "Create OpenOCD Debug Configuration (pre-select elf file into a project)". You only see this if you keep the "whole tree" project opened.

This is the point - I can't open the "whole tree" project because when I try, it can't find the .project file. [And I haven't found a .project file anywhere in the download].

[Giovanni]

This is strange, the .project file should be in the root of the various chibios directories, are you sure it is not there?

In ChibiStudio try: ./chibios_trunk/.project or ./chibios_stable-21.11.x/.project

Is this the file you downloaded? https://sourceforge.net/projects/chibio ... o%20Linux/

Giovanni

[steved]

Found it now; I'd forgotten that in Linux, file names beginning with a dot are hidden until disabled! Sorry about that.

It does raise another question, though. The method of importing the "whole tree" project suggests that it could be linked to a specific Chibi version. Is this the case? (At present I may have several versions of Chibi available, and use a single workspace regardless of Chibi version. Is it necessary to have a separate workspace for each version?)

[Giovanni]

Hi,

Yes, the current setup is to have one workspace for each version. You could mix projects but then you could not rely on the workspace variable CHIBIOS in project virtual folders (board, os, test, etc).

Giovanni