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Re: [cdt-dev] Managed Core Build
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Hi Liviu
I aware of how complex some build definitions can be, we have similarly complex definitions inside Renesas for our own toolchains. We also use GNU MCU Eclipse so I aware of your work. I agree with you that it must be possible to convert user project without any work from them, other than the initial request to do the migration and I am considering this.
Currently I don't really see a way to maintain compatibility with the current managed build definitions in a new system without also having full API compatibility with current managed build, to make sure features like value handlers & command line generators still work. This is something I can investigate, and if the community feels strongly that it have full compatibility then it could be maintained but would limit what the new system could change. As Doug mentioned in his e-mail, one of the aims is to create a simpler managed build system which is easier to maintain and understand.
Regards
William
-----Original Message-----
From: Liviu Ionescu [mailto:ilg@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 28 March 2018 18:16
To: CDT General developers list. <cdt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>; William Riley <william.riley@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [cdt-dev] Managed Core Build
On 28 March 2018 at 20:05:33, William Riley (william.riley@xxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> migration would need work from the toolchain integrator, both in
> creating the new definition and mapping/converting the options data
please be aware that current definitions might be very elaborate, for example the ARM cross build plugin.xml:
https://github.com/gnu-mcu-eclipse/eclipse-plugins/blob/develop/bundles/ilg.gnumcueclipse.managedbuild.cross.arm/plugin.xml
a similar one is for RISC-V.
so, when you say "would need work...", please be aware that this means a lot of work.
plus that it must be possible to automatically convert all user projects to the new definitions.
regards,
Liviu
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