Check the link to the GitHub project in the Links section at the end of this article. 💡 I have put the sources of this project on GitHub. I recommend to start with an ’empty’ main first.Ī good way to get the necessary files and options is to look at an existing example project which usually is using ‘manged make’. Here again you can borrow from an existing example project. Use the options from an existing example project.

Compiler and linker settings for your target device.

Usually this comes with a bundled Eclipse IDE or you can use a DIY toolchain.

Installed GNU toolchain with make utility.

I’m using the NXP MCUXpresso IDE v10.0.2 (Neon based), but any other Eclipse distribution would do it too. To use make files in Eclipse, I need the following: The make file approach requires understanding the build process, and for this it is helpful to understand what is used with the managed make, so I can use it as a base or inspiration. Can use the same build (make) both inside the IDE and outside (e.g.Rather trivial to extend with other steps like working with a version control system or an automated test system as part of the build process.Complete control of the build and make process.Easier to store and track in a version control system than the Eclipse.The proposed approach requires that every new source file added to the project requires a extension of the make file, but the make file with auto-generate dependency files for all the included header files.

The proposed make file and template makes it easy to control the build system with make. In this tutorial I’ll explain how I can create and use hand crafted make files with Eclipse. Eclipse comes with a built-in build system (managed make): I can configure the compiler linker settings, and Eclipse takes care about the rest.

Create makefile for c program