Re: [Avr-eclipse-user] AVR eclipse nighlty

[Thomas H. <th...@in...>]

Volker,

I've added a new feature to the plugin for you to disable the path 
management. It seems to work, but I would appreciate if you'd give it a 
try as well before I release it.
The button to disable the path management can be found on the AVR -> 
Paths preference page.

I have attached it to this mail, but I think sourceforge lists do not 
allow attachments, so if it is not there then send me (th...@in...) 
your email address and I will forward it to you.

BTW, I am working on a much improved path management, where the plugin 
will support any number of toolchains concurrently and where they can be 
selected on a project or even on a build configuration basis. The GUI is 
basically done, but rewriting the internal management code will take 
some more effort.

Cheers,

Thomas

On 05.12.2011 13:19, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> On Mon 05 Dec 2011 01:53:14 NZDT +1300, Thomas Holland wrote:
>
> Hi Thomas,
>
> Thanks!
>
>> Have you tried to change the path to "avr-gcc" in the Eclipse
>> Preferences? (Preferences ->  AVR ->  Paths)
> Yes just now, and it's not good.
>
> It is possible to beat eclipse mostly into submission by starting with a
> very limited $PATH (env .../4.6.2/bin:/bin:/usr/bin eclipse). Those
> avr-gcc preferences are then changed to (in my case)
> /opt/cross/avr/lib64/gcc/avr/4.6.2/bin, still with path source "system".
> Ok so far.
>
> Starting eclipse normally again with the usual $PATH does not however
> change that setting back, otherwise the feature would be of no use. That
> 4.6.2/bin is not in the normal $PATH.
>
> And eclipse is being smart-arse here too, one can't set a path here of
> /nowhere, or something that's already in, like /bin.
>
>> The Plugin prepends the path to "avr-gcc" and the path to "make", in
>> that order, to the system path.
> Ok, that explains what I've been seeing.
>
>> But this is also useful on Linux for changing to a different Toolchain
>> not located in the system path, something I think you are trying to do.
> Yes, but I have a script for that, run-avr-gcc-462 which prepends the
> versioned bin directory to $PATH before doing an exec. That script is
> needed for running the Arduino IDE, with which neither the compiler name
> nor the PATH can be adjusted. Adjusting the compiler name would be a
> nightmare anyway (too many executables), and I sure don't want to
> remember or type "/opt/cross/avr/lib64/gcc/avr/4.6.2/bin" all the time.
>
> Sorry, from my point of view I give this feature a pain-for-no-gain
> rating... :-(
>
> Perhaps it's possible to set up a toolchain for each gcc version here.
>
>> Haven't seen that effect before. Could you please copy and paste the
>> content of the console window? Maybe I can decipher whats happening on
>> your system.
> Thanks, will do.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Volker
>