Use xmake tool to compile the RT-Thread project

Thanks to the community developer Papalymo contributed to this tutorial.

In the latest RT-Thread master repository, there is support for compiling RT-Thread projects using the xmake tool.

xmake

Introduction

Xmake is a cross-platform build utility based on Lua, if using xmake.lua to maintain project construction, compared to makefile/CMakeLists.txt, its configuration syntax is more concise and intuitive, very friendly to new users, can quickly get started, and will save a lot of time for the project development.

Install

Open powershell manager, and enter the command:

1Invoke-Expression (Invoke-Webrequest 'https://xmake.io/psget.text' -UseBasicParsing).Content

Enter xmake — version, to check if xmake is successfully installed:

1PS C:\Users> xmake --version
 2xmake v2.6.5+master.1c4b7d59a, A cross-platform build utility based on Lua
 3Copyright (C) 2015-present Ruki Wang, tboox.org, xmake.io
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 9                         by ruki, xmake.io
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11    👉  Manual: https://xmake.io/#/getting_started
12    🙏  Donate: https://xmake.io/#/sponsor
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User Guide

Use xmake tool to compile the RT-Thread project.

Set toolchain path

Here we’re taking the gcc-arm-none-eabi-10.3 as an example:

1set RTT_EXEC_PATH=E:\download\idm\gcc-arm-none-eabi-10.3-2021.10

Generate the project file

Take the stm32f407-st-discovery project as an example, open the RT-Thread Env tool in the BSP directory, enter the command scons --target=xmake to generate the xmake.lua file:

Compile
Enter xmake -j 16 to compile the project:

It is done!