Книга: Embedded Linux development using Eclipse

2.1.2 Software

2.1.2 Software

Since Eclipse is based on Java, you must have a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), also known as the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), available on your workstation. For RHEL 4.0, Eclipse recommends Sun Java 2 Standard Edition 5.0 Update 11 for Linux x86. Java 1.4.2 is also widely used and well tested in the Eclipse community.

Most contemporary Linux distributions install a JVM by default, but it may not be compatible with Eclipse. I found, for example, that the default JVM under RHEL 4.0 didn’t work. Rather than take the time to puzzle out why, I simply downloaded another version that did work. We’ll defer a discussion of downloading and installing the JVM until later, when we determine whether or not your default JVM works.

Finally, since our objective is to develop C programs for embedded devices, you’ll need a GNU tool chain with the GCC compiler and linker and the GDB debugger. The tool chain is not always installed by default. Check to be sure it’s there, and if not, follow your distribution’s instructions for installing additional packages.

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