[Buildroot] Missing Buildroot x86_64 CC Archiver tool in eclipse integration

[Oded Hanson]

Hi Thomas

I am not using autotools or a Makefile based project. I am creating a simple project based on the eclipse project wizards:

1. File -> New -> C++ Project
2.  Static Library -> Empty Project -> Choose Buildroot x86_64 toolchain
3. Finish

Once the project is created, I go to Project properties -> C/C++ Build -> Settings -> Build Artifacts. I see there that there is only a shared object and executable option. No static library.

When I go to the toolchain editor, I can see the list of tools (compiler, linker, etc.) but I don't see the archiver tool.. thus.. obviously that’s why we cannot build the static library.

I will maybe try to uninstall everything and reinstall and see if it helps...

Oded



-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Petazzoni [mailto:thomas.petazzoni at free-electrons.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:55 PM
To: Oded Hanson
Cc: buildroot at busybox.net; Mélanie Bats
Subject: Re: [Buildroot] Missing Buildroot x86_64 CC Archiver tool in eclipse integration

Dear Oded Hanson,

On Fri, 5 Sep 2014 18:55:00 +0000, Oded Hanson wrote:

> I am trying to build a static library in eclipse using the buildroot toolchain and the buildroot eclipse plugin.
> 
> I have successfully created shared objects and executables but now 
> when I am trying to create a static library, I see that the eclipse 
> plugin doesn't identify the archiver tool, all though the 
> x86_64-buildroot-linux-gnu-ar tool was generated in my buildroot 
> output directory.

Could you give a few more details about how you're building your static library? Are you using an autotools based project, a Makefile based project, or a "managed build" project (where Eclipse takes care of the build system) ? Mélanie has tested a "managed build" project for a static library, and apparently, it worked fine. So maybe you're using your own Makefile or autotools based build system?

Thanks!

Thomas
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