Nordic nRF5 SDK 15.2.0 Example Include Files in Eclipse

[BendaEng]

Hi, 

Is there any easier way when using Eclipse IDE with GCC for nRF5 SDK 15.2 development to get the Include files in the examples to be recognized easier than tediously defining each path? Is there modification that needs to be done to the makefile.common or any other files/settings for this to work properly? I tried an example nRF5 project in eclipse and got most of it to work fine, with the exception of the #include files not being found. 

Thanks!

[hmolesworth]

Yes, agreed. I use Brief or Codewright or Notepad++ for the excellent column editing; pity none of the IDEs seem to have that feature. To expand on the command line here's an example:

C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble>dir *.h /S | find "Directory" > includes.txt

C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble>type includes.txt
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_advertising
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_db_discovery
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_dtm
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_lesc
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_link_ctx_manager
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_racp
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_radio_notification
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_ancs_c
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_ans_c
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_bas
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_bas_c
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_bps
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_cscs
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_cts_c
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_dfu
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_dis
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_dis_c
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_escs
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_gls
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_hids
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_hrs
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_hrs_c
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_hts
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_ias
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_ias_c
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_ipsp
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_lbs
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_lbs_c
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_lls
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_nus
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_nus_c
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_rscs
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_rscs_c
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\ble_tps
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\eddystone
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\experimental_ble_lns
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\experimental_ble_ots
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\experimental_gatts_c
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\experimental_nrf_ble_cgms
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\experimental_nrf_ble_ots_c
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\ble_services\nrf_ble_bms
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\common
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\nrf_ble_gatt
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\nrf_ble_qwr
 Directory of C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble\peer_manager

C:\Projects\Nordic\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\components\ble>

After editing, eg for SES:

c_user_include_directories="../../../config;../../../../../../components;../../../../../../components;../../../../../../components/ble/ble_advertising;blah-blah

Of course, copying the includes for an SES or Eclipse existing project is usually less effort ..

[hmolesworth]

Excellent - thanks! Having said that I don't see it on Windows .. will try google later; CodeWright was my preference, pity it died with Borland

[Nguyen Hoan Hoang]

Just google it.  On Windows & Linux is Alt-Shift-A.

Also Borland C++ Builder was the best Windows compiler back then.  I loved it.  

[awneil]

The trouble with Eclipse is it's so configurable - and the "column" mode is one that's frequently hidden 

My CodeWright is from pre-Borland days.

Borland/CodeGear/Embarcadero did continue to have it for sale for many years - outrageously charging the full price yet offering no support or updates!

http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/42129 - but now the link seems finally  dead

[Nguyen Hoan Hoang]

Yeah, I know.  Boralnd bought CodeWrite. Embarcadero bought Borland compilers/IDE and jacked up the price so much that it became unaffordable.  I've used Boarland since the dawn of the Turbo C erra.

[hmolesworth]

Turbo C, first great PC application .. I wrote industrial vision systems using that compiler, that and PLZ on Z8000 :-) Thanks for Alf-Shift-A tip!

[Nguyen Hoan Hoang]

No kidding! I did that too.  Image analysis and measurements for metallography using TurboC with MetaGraphic for GUI.  I used Tubo Pascal on Z80 though in the days of CP/M.  :)   Nostalgia !!