Actually, the LPCXpresso IDE is quite usable and stable, at this point ( version 7.0 ). It is Eclipse based, so there is some bloat and it's not as quick as it absolutely could be, but it handles the creation of C and C++ applications and libraries well, debugging progresses without incident, and it is updated regularly to fix bugs and support the latest devices. Of course, it isn't all roses. It only supports the NXP LPC series ARM devices, so you are stuck with those ( although, I like them, and am perfectly willing to pay the slight premium for my low-volume work ). Also, the free version is debug limited to 256k. In cases that smaller devices are sufficient ( almost all of the work that I do ), that is well more than enough; were it not, one can buy the Pro version, but it certainly isn't free. Against that, there is the fact that ( being Eclipse based ) it runs on Windows/Mac/Linux, and installation ( on Linux, at any rate ) is dead simple. It just works.
Martin Jay McKeeOn Fri, May 2, 2014 at 10:00 PM, Dave McLaughlin <dave@embeddedcomputer.co.uk> wrote:
I concur, it still needs work.
Try creating and empty project and drop in all the libraries you need. At this point a proper compiler will build without any errors, at least those that don't need any special defines for some libraries. Codevision for example will compile without errors for any Code wizard builds.
But Coocox fails with lots of errors in the code itself. It takes a fair bit of work to get it going.
Dave…
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Very funny Scotty, now beam down my clothes…
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From: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Cat C
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Subject: Free IDE for any micro-Controller family (was: [AVR-Chat] Where has everyone gone?)
I've used CooCox a little and I can't say it9;s bad but it has "holes" in coverage and porting samples is a PITA.Cat
Some versions seem to work and other break things.