Add new toolchain

Start by opening the Add New Tolchain Wizard from the menu Utilities  Add New Toolchain.

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  1. Open Add New Tolchain Wizard

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    Fig. 1. Add New Toolchain Wizard

You have now the two options on how to add a new toolchain available in the Add New Toolchain Wizard:

Browse for a new toolchain

  1. Select Browse for a new toolchain option from the first page of the Wizard dialog and click btnNext arrow.

  2. Click btnBrowse and navigate to a toolchain info file (toolchain_info.htct). Click btnOpen to select the file.

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    Fig. 2. Browse for toolchain_info.htct
  3. Ensure that Activate toolchain check box is set. Optionally, the new toolchain can be set as a default toolchain for every new project by setting the Set toolchain as default option. Click btnFinish.

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    Fig. 3. Finish add a new toolchain

You see all the successfully added toolchains in the Toolchain Manager view. Click btnApplyAndClose to finish the procedure.

Auto-discover new toolchains

  1. Select Auto-discover new toolchains option from the first page of the Wizard dialog and click btnNext arrow.

  2. Click btnBrowse to select the root search directory and optionally set the search depth.

  3. Click btnStartSearching to initiate the search. The Wizard recursively searches for new toolchains starting with the provided location until the specified depth. You find all the new discovered toolchains in the Found toolchains table. Already installed toolchains are displayed in grey.

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    Fig. 4. Auto-discover new toolchains
  4. Select the toolchains you wish to add using the multiple selections (CTRL + R-click) from the table. You may alternatively use the shortcut key CTRL + A to select all.

  5. Click btnFinish to add selected toolchains and close the Wizard.

You may observe all toolchains in the Toolchain Manager view. Click btnApplyAndClose to finish the procedure.

When you did add a new tolchain

It is recommended to restart the IDE after adding new toolchain to ensure the full functionality.