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If

you know what this is all about and you just need the update site

details:

name: GNU

ARM Eclipse Plug-ins

URL: http://gnuarmeclipse.sourceforge.net/updates

Since

these are Eclipse plug-ins, they obviously require a functional Eclipse CDT,

which requires Java.

The

recommended package is the official .

The OpenJDK Java used in Ubuntu is also fine. The

minimum is JDK 1.5, or even JRE (the Java Runtime Environment), but, as said

before, better use the latest JDK. On OS X the last Apple Java implementation is

1.6, so it is recommended to use the Oracle 1.7 or later.

For

example, on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, you can install the OpenJDK run-time and test if

it was properly installed with the following commands:

you start from scratch, it is recommended to use the latest Eclipse available

(currently Eclipse 4.3 Kepler). Just go to the  and get the Eclipse

IDE for C/C++ Developers archive appropriate for your platform,

preferably the 64-bit version. Unpack it at a place of your choice and start

using it.

As

mentioned before, the recommended way is to use a fresh Eclipse

IDE for C/C++ Developers for the cross ARM development projects.

Even if you did so, but especially If you did not do so, it is a good idea

to check if you really have the latest version available. For this,

enter the Eclipse menu and go to Help → Install

New Software

Install new software.

select Work

with: Kepler

if

the Group

items by category is enabled, expand the Programming

Languages group

select

the C/C++

Development Tools feature

click

the Next button

and follow the usual installation procedure

CDT install.

Please

note that starting with 1.1.x, compatibility with Eclipses previous than 4.3

Kepler was no longer possible. If, for any reasons, you need a solution for

older Eclipse versions, you can try the GNU ARM Eclipse Plug-in version 0.5.5,

but please keep in mind that this old version is no longer maintained.

following samples are from Eclipse 4.3 Kepler on OS X. Other platforms may

behave slightly different, but the idea is the same.

Warning: Be sure your Eclipse is 4.3 or later,

otherwise the plug-ins will refuse to install, without offering many

explanations.

recommended way to install these plug-ins is to use the Eclipse standard

install/update mechanism: In the Eclipse menu: Help → Install

New Software…

in

the Install window, click the Add… button (on future updates, just

select the URL in the Work

with:combo)

fill

in Name: with GNU

in Location: with http://gnuarmeclipse.sourceforge.net/updates

the OK button

Add the GNU ARM Eclipse repository.

normally

the main window should list a group named CDT

GNU Cross Development Tools; expand it

(in

case the main window will list There

are no categorized items, you are probably using a very old version;

disable the Group items by category option)

all the plug-ins (the one marked End

of life is needed only for compatibility with previous version,

normally can be safely skipped)

the Next button and follow the usual

installation procedure

Plug-ins install

Once

you define the update site URL, further updates are greatly simplified (Help → Check

For Updates).

There

are cases when the on-line access to the SourceForge mirror servers might not be

reliable. In these cases the Eclipse update system may fail. For example:

Failed install.

repeated attempts fail (preferable restart Eclipse between attempts), an

alternative method would be to manually download the latest version archive and

to perform the install from it, as presented below.

If,

for any reason, you need to install a specific version of the plug-in, the

solution is to download the archive from  and to point the Eclipse update

mechanism to the local archive: In theEclipse menu: Help → Install

the Install window, click

the Add… button

the Add Repository window,

click the Archive… button

the Repository

archive window, select the downloaded .zip archive

follow

the usual installation procedure

Add repository from archive.

By

completing the above steps, the Eclipse environment is ready, and you can start

creating projects right away. However, for being able to build and debug these

projects, you also need to install:

the 

the

optional  (if you are running

on Windows)

the  tools

Follow

the above steps and when everything is ready, proceed to .

you encountered any problems when installing the plug-ins, pleas refer to

the  page and do

not post

comments to the blog pages containing support requests.