Hello,

I installed Ubuntu a few months ago on my work laptop and I’ve been running and loving it since.

However, I am used to VsCode, so this is what I am using in Ubuntu as well.

So I am curious, what kind of coding so you do? And what is your workflow.

I am an embedded firware developper and mainly use C. I am cross compiling my code in VsCode for a FPGA from Xilinx (dual core arm + PL)

Never dove into make files and cmake more than what I needed in the past, but I had an opportunity to learn CMake and build a project from it.

So my workflow is :

  1. Code in VsCode
  2. Build in CMake
  3. Transfer the app through scp on the target with a custom script (target is running petalinux, which is yocto + Xilinx recipes)
  4. Use gdb server to debug the code.

It’s a pretty simple workflow, but I’d like to know what you guys are running so that I can maybe upgrade my workflow.

  • selawdivad@lemm.ee
    6·
    2 年前

    I mainly use Python, so my workflow is the same on every OS: Neovim and a shell, usually one of each in a vertical split. This transfers nicely to remote SSH sessions too, and even works in Termux on my phone!

    Have you investigated whether it’s possible to test your cross-compiled builds in Qemu, rather than copying them to the host?

    • Croquette@sh.itjust.worksOP
      3·
      2 年前

      It’s possible to use QEMU, but since my primary goal is to use the hardware (GPIO, ADCs, SPI, etc.), it isn’t as useful for me in that case since I want to physically interact with the board. There is certainly a point where I will use QEMU more, but for the moment, it’s not practical.