rtems-docs: Update eclipse/rtems.rst?

Chris Johns chrisj at rtems.org
Wed Jun 23 06:08:12 UTC 2021


On 23/6/21 5:13 am, Raymond Garza wrote:
> While going through the docs to update everything for RTEMS 6, I’ve noticed one
> particular file to be problematic. Before I do anything to it, I’d like to
> consult the mailing list.
> 
> In the rtems-docs repository, the eclipse -> rtems.rst file describes
> instructions to build a BSP in Eclipse. For reference, the resulting html page
> can be found at https://docs.rtems.org/branches/master/eclipse/rtems.html
> <https://docs.rtems.org/branches/master/eclipse/rtems.html>
> 
> Now, with the introduction of RTEMS 6, all autoconf/make build instructions are
> no longer supported. Waf is used instead, and Eclipse offers no support for Waf
> builds. So, the majority of this article needs to be either replaced with
> instructions to hack a Waf build into Eclipse, or be deleted. Before I do
> anything, I’d like some opinions on the matter.

It would be nice to have some documentation on Eclipse however it is something
that takes some effort to maintain.

I say remove it and if someone wants to do this again there is a copy in the
repo history.

Chris


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