Deploy to remote and run in terminal (as root!)?

pauledd

Hi

I set up a crosscompile enviroment between my desktop-pc Qt-Creator and a RaspberryPi2 as described in this Guide.

So I can already write,compile and deploy my code from my desktop-pc to the RaspberryPi, thats works flawlessly.

The problem is I NEED to run the deployed executable:

with argument "--platform xcb"
as root

because it accesses the bcm2835 library for SPI access, so there is no way around root.
Is that possible at all?

I normally would use "run in terminal" and then add a "-e sudo" if I would run it locally but with a deployed executable there is no such an option.

I tried to invoke "Alternate executable on device" and used various commands like:

/usr/bin/xterm -e sudo /home/pi/adas0002  --platform xcb

but then I get

Starting /usr/bin/xterm -e sudo /home/pi/adas0002 --platform xcb...
bash: /usr/bin/xterm -e sudo /home/pi/adas0002 --platform xcb: File or directory not found
13:22:40: Application finished with exit code 127.

The executable is succesfuly transfered to the RaspberryPi and is in /home/pi and I can actually execute it with the same command directly on the Raspberry without problems...

Any ideas how to solve that?

pauledd

I somehow workaround it.
On the RaspberryPi I created a bash script in /usr/bin:

/usr/bin/x5

#!/bin/bash
xhost +local:
sudo /home/pi/adas0002 --platform xcb

I made it executable and then on my Desktop-Pc in Qt-Creator
I have "/usr/bin/x5" in "Alternate executable on device".

Now my application starts with root even without invoking any terminal.
I know this is very bad in security point of view but I dont care on my little offline
Raspi...