Using Qt Creator with msp430-gcc & msp-debug

alex_spataru · wrote on 13 Sept 2019, 18:36

Hello,

I am currently developing some projects with an MSP430 launchpad, and I am trying to use Qt Creator and qmake to generate the makefile.

However, I am running into issues because qmake attaches the build configuration of the current kit.

Here is my qmake include file for the current project:

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Define MCU
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MCU = MSP430G2553
DEFINES += __MSP430G2553__

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Includes for different operating systems
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

macx* {
    MSP430_BIN = /opt/local/bin
    MPS430_LIB = /opt/local/msp430/lib
    MSP430_INC = /opt/local/msp430/include
}

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Toolchain setup
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CONFIG = ""

UI_DIR = uic
MOC_DIR = moc
RCC_DIR = qrc
OBJECTS_DIR = obj

LFLAGS = -mmcu=$$MCU
CFLAGS = -mmcu=$$MCU
CXXFLAGS = -mmcu=$$MCU

QMAKE_INCDIR = $$MSP430_INC
QMAKE_LIBDIR = $$MSP430_LIB
QMAKE_CC = $$MSP430_BIN/msp430-gcc
QMAKE_CXX = $$MSP430_BIN/msp430-g++
QMAKE_LINK = $$MSP430_BIN/msp430-gcc

QMAKE_CFLAGS = ""
QMAKE_LFLAGS = ""
QMAKE_CXXFLAGS = ""
QMAKE_CFLAGS_DEBUG = $$CFLAGS
QMAKE_LFLAGS_DEBUG = $$LFLAGS
QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE = $$CFLAGS
QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE = $$LFLAGS
QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_DEBUG = $$CXXFLAGS
QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE = $$CXXFLAGS

QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS = mspdebug rf2500 --force-reset 'prog $TARGET'

And the build output:

/Users/alex/Developer/Qt/5.13.0/clang_64/bin/qmake -o Makefile ../LED_Blink/LED_Blink.pro -spec macx-clang CONFIG+=debug CONFIG+=x86_64 CONFIG+=qml_debug
/opt/local/bin/msp430-gcc -c -mmcu=MSP430G2553  -arch x86_64 -isysroot /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk -mmacosx-version-min= -fPIC -D__MSP430G2553__ -I../LED_Blink -I. -I/opt/local/msp430/include -I../../../../Developer/Qt/5.13.0/clang_64/mkspecs/macx-clang -o obj/main.o ../LED_Blink/src/main.c
/opt/local/bin/msp430-gcc -c -mmcu=MSP430G2553  -arch x86_64 -isysroot /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk -mmacosx-version-min= -fPIC -D__MSP430G2553__ -I../LED_Blink -I. -I/opt/local/msp430/include -I../../../../Developer/Qt/5.13.0/clang_64/mkspecs/macx-clang -o obj/LED.o ../LED_Blink/src/LED.c
msp430-gcc: error: x86_64: No such file or directory
make: *** [obj/main.o] Error 1
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
msp430-gcc: error: x86_64: No such file or directory
make: *** [obj/LED.o] Error 1
13:34:53: The process "/usr/bin/make" exited with code 2.
Error while building/deploying project LED_Blink (kit: Desktop Qt 5.13.0 clang 64bit)
When executing step "Make"

How can I make sure that the compiler only uses the build flags that I specified?

Thanks in advance!

kuzulis · wrote on 13 Sept 2019, 20:17

I'm not sure that it is possible with qmake. But, you can try to use the next version of QtC (I hope, it is 4.11?). There are added new MSP430 architecture. You can use e.g. future QBS 1.15? instead of make, because I know that it will work. You even can take a look the baremetal examples, comes with that QBS. There are provided simple example for MSP430.

PS: Maybe, you also can use CMake instead of QBS, but I'm not sure.