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Exporting to Eclipse IDEs
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Please note, changing the compiler toolchain introduces many degrees of freedom in the system; these differences include the translation of C/C++ code to assembly code, the link time optimizations, differences because of the implementations of the C standard libraries, and differences based on compile and link options. It also makes it a lot harder to share code and questions with other developers, as the context needs to be shared too!
Whilst we support exporting your project and the libraries to an alternate toolchain, we cannot guarantee the same consistency as using the mbed Online Compiler. We will do our best to maintain the exported libraries, project file and makefiles, but please understand we can not cover all cases, combinations or provide support for use of these alternate tools themselves!
Eclipse is a widely-used, open source IDE that supports multiple languages. It is used by many offline toolchains, including LPCXpresso and Kinetis Design Studio.
For a complete overview of the "export" feature, please refer to our general: Exporting to offline toolchains.
To export your mbed program for use in an Eclipse-based IDE, right-click the program in your program workspace. From the dialog, you can select your desired toolchain for the "Export Toolchain" field. Also, be sure to select the correct target platform under the "Export Target" field.
When you choose export, a zip file containing all the files you need for will be generated. Unzip it anywhere.
After building the project, the binary file (".bin"), ready to be flashed on the mbed, will be generated in the "build" directory.
