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FAQ

Which version of Java should I use?

Java 11 and above. We suggest to use the latest LTS version. Check the plugin Prerequisites. Also check why we recommend Java 11 while using the IDF Eclipse plugin

Which version of Eclipse should I use?

Eclipse 2020-12 CDT and above (Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers). Check the plugin Prerequisites

How do I know the installed version of Java in my system?

You can check using java -version command from the terminal

How to check the Java version used by Eclipse?

  • Help > About Eclipse > Installation Details > Configuration
  • Look for -vm argument

What are the operating systems the plugin supports?

  • Windows
  • macOSX
  • Linux

How do I provide Eclipse envrionment and plugins information?

Help > About Eclipse > Installation Details > Configuration > Copy to Clipboard

How do I know the installed IDF Eclipse Plugins version?

  • You can check using the menu Eclipse > About Eclipse > Installation Details > Installed Software
  • Search for Espressif

How do I uninstall IDF Eclipse Plugins from the Eclipse?

  • Eclipse > About Eclipse > Installation Details > Installed Software
  • Search for Espressif
  • Select the Espressif IDF Feature
  • Uninstall..

Unable to install IDF plugins in Eclipse?

Please check the error log from the main menu, select Window > Show View > Other. Then select General > Error Log

Espressif Menu options and Espressif IDF Project menu are not visible in my Eclipse CDT

  • Make sure you have installed Java 8 and above and Eclipse in the C/C++ perspective
  • Reset the perspective using Window > Perspective > Reset Perspective..

Do IDF Eclipse Plugins support CMake IDF project creation?

Yes, you can create IDF CMake project using File > New > Espressif IDF Project

Can I import my existing IDF project into Eclipse?

Yes, you can import using Import Menu. Import... > Espressif > Existing IDF Project

Where can I find the IDF installed tools in my system?

Default directory is $HOME/.espressif for Linux/MacOS users or %USER_PROFILE%.espressif for Windows users

Deleted C/C++ build envrionment variables still appearing?

  • You need to uncheck the preference recorder. This can be performed by following. Eclipse Preferences > Oomph > Setup Tasks > Preference Recorder
  • Uncheck Record into

"Unresolved inclusion" errors in the editor

Unresolved inclusion errors will be resolved only after the build. Make sure you select the ESP Launch Target before you trigger the build so that CDT will correctly identify the toolchain to build and index the sources. Check Configure Launch Target for more details.

If you still see the errors, please try Project > C/C++ Index > Rebuild and see if it helps.

"No Toolchain found for Target ESP32" error

You need to make sure you run the Install Tools from the Eclipse. This will take care of configuring the required paths in the CDT build environment along with installing the tools.

Check Configuring core build toolchains

"No esp launch target found. Please create/select the correct Launch Target" error

You see this error when you're trying a compile a project without selecting an ESP launch target. Check this

How can I rollback to old ESP-IDF Eclipse plugin?

  • Open Eclipse IDE and Uninstall the esp-idf plugin
  • Restart Eclipse IDE
  • Download the previous version of the ESP Eclipse Plugin using this link
  • Goto Help > Install New Software
  • Press the Add button, a window will open with the name of Add Repository
  • Press the Archive button and select the file downloaded
  • Proceed with the installation
  • Restart Eclipse

Where can I find Compiler_commands.json file for the project?

/projectName/build/compile_commands.json

compile_commands.json containing the exact compiler calls for all translation units of the project in machine-readable form which is used by the Eclipse CDT indexing for parsing and resovling headers

How do I access CDT Parser error log?

Please follow this menu. Project > C/C++ Index > Create Parser Log

How do I access the error log?

To view the Eclipse error log: From the main menu, select Window > Show View > Other. Then select General > Error Log Check more details here

How do I report a deadlock or Eclipse hang?

You can find the detailed instructions here https://wiki.eclipse.org/How_to_report_a_deadlock

  • On command line, use jps -v to find the PIDs of Java processes and jstack to show the stack trace of Java processes.
$ jps -v
32308 org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.5.0.v20180119-0753.jar -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.8 -Dosgi.instance.area.default=@user.home/eclipse-workspace -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:+UseStringDeduplication -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.8 -Dosgi.dataAreaRequiresExplicitInit=true -Xms256m -Xmx1024m -Dswt.dbus.init
8824 Jps -Dapplication.home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle -Xms8m
$ jstack 32308 > /tmp/jstack.txt

Here 32308 and 8824 are PIDs of Java processes. 8824 is jps itself and is of no interest for us. 32308 is and Eclipse process judging from presence of org.eclipse.equinox.launcher in its command line. Jstack command saves stack trace of Eclipse process in a file /tmp/jstack.txt, attach the file to bug report.

sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: error while installing the plugins through update site

This would have caused by the Java version or Java certificates. Please make sure you've installed Java 11 and later to fix this error. Check below links:

Why Java 11 recommended for IDF Eclipse Plugin?

We recommend using Java 11(that's the latest LTS version from Oracle) and above while working with IDF Eclipse Plugin considering Eclipse 2020-06 has a requirement for Java 11 to work with the CDT. Here are some important pointers from Eclipse.

Installing CDT 9.11 on Eclipse 2020-06 and later requires a workaround when using Java 8

Check this - https://wiki.eclipse.org/CDT/User/NewIn911#Release

CDT 9.11 only requires Java 8 to run. However, a new feature in Eclipse 2020-06 and later means that the install wizard may prevent installation. The workaround is to disable "Verify provisioning operation is compatible with currently running JRE" in Windows -> Preferences -> Install/Update. See https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=564407#c1

CDT 10.0 required Java 11 or later

Check this - https://wiki.eclipse.org/CDT/User/NewIn100

Starting with CDT 10.0 Java 11 or later is required to run CDT. This aligns with requirements of Eclipse IDE which also requires Java 11 to run starting in 2020-09.

How to delete Launch Targets from the Eclipse

There is no UI option to delete launch targets directly from the eclipse, however this can be achieved by following the below instructions.

  • Go to the Eclipse workspace directory. For example: In my case /Users/myName/myTesteclipseWorkspace
  • Navigate to .metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings folder in the workspace directory
  • Look for org.eclipse.launchbar.core.prefs file and open it in the editor
  • Search for the launch target name you want to delete and remove all those entries from the file
  • Save the file
  • Restart the eclipse