IDE is an acronym which stands for Integrated Development Environment and a short form for the QNX Momentics IDE. The IDE is based on Eclipse and CDT (open source projects). It provides a Graphical User Interface for developing applications for the Neutrino Real Time Operating System (RTOS). The IDE runs on Windows and Linux hosts, uses cross-platform compilers for Neutrino, and supports "target" management with remote running and debugging of applications.

Available for download#

IDE 5.0.1 (SR4 build)#

• Download

IDE 5.0.1 (GA build)#

• Download

For older releases see IDE Releases Archive

Installation Instructions#

This is how to install experimental IDE build from zip file.

Before you install IDE (Platform Patches)#

• This version of IDE will run only on Windows and Linux hosts
• You need a Full Momentics installation to use the IDE (6.3.2 or 6.4.x, 6.5 or 6.6), if you don't have it you can download it from QNX SDP .

Install and launch IDE for the first time (For standalone "unzip" install)#

• Create a directory to store installation (for example C:/Program Files/Qnx IDE 4.6/). Extract the zip file content in it. The extraction process creates an "eclipse" directory.
• For Linux:
  • a.) Disable "SELinux" if it is currently enabled.
    • Configure SELinux by launching "Desktop"->"System Settings"->"Security Level".
    • Click the SELinux tab, unselect "Enabled", then reboot your system.
  • b.) Ensure that the "$QNX_HOST/usr/bin" appears at the beginning of the $PATH environment variable. You can include it by using this command:
    • export PATH=$QNX_HOST/usr/bin:$PATH
    • To verify where it appears in the $PATH variable, use the following command in a shell: "echo $PATH"
  • c.) Set the "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" by issuing this command:
    • export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$QNX_HOST/usr/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
  • d.) To launch the IDE, run "<IDE Install Dir>/eclipse/qde".

#!/usr/bin/env sh
export PATH=$QNX_HOST/usr/bin:$PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$QNX_HOST/usr/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
`dirname $0`/eclipse/qde

• • e.) Create the link file for OS documentation.
    • Go into the "eclipse" directory
    • For IDE version prior to 4.7, create a "links" directory. For IDE version after 4.7, create a "dropins" directory.
    • In the new "links" or "dropins" directory, create a new file, called it "com.qnx.tools.ide.doc.qnx.momentics.x.x.x.link". The "x.x.x" is the SDP version number, e.g. 6.5.0
    • Put the following contents to the links file, change the path to point to your QNX SDP installation, but maintain the "target/qnx6/usr/help" sub-directory structure.

path=/opt/qnx650/target/qnx6/usr/help

• For Windows:
  • a.) Ensure that "%QNX_HOST%\usr\bin" is included in the %PATH% environment variable. To verify where it appears in the $PATH variable, use the following command in a Windows command prompt:
    • set %PATH%
  • b.) To launch the IDE, run "eclipse\qde.exe".

• Setup Workspace
  • After you install, the first time you start the IDE on Windows, the Workspace Launcher dialog prompts you for a location to store your workspace. By default, the IDE offers to put your workspace in a sub-directory called "ide-4.6-workspace" or similar. To store your workspace in another location, click "Browse" and select a directory for your workspace. To continue loading the IDE, click "OK".
    • Make sure workspace path does not contain spaces; this is required for make to work properly on projects inside the workspace.
    • Do not create workspace inside installation directory - it complicates future updates

Updating existing IDE installation#

Full IDE archive#

• Use first time installation instruction with different directory name
• Run IDE
• If everything works correctly you can remove previous directory where it was installed (but make sure it does not contain workspace)

Replacing existing IDE installation in Momentics#

• Use first time installation instruction to unzip in some temporary directory
• Go to momentics installation folder $QNX_HOST/usr/qde and RENAME "eclipse" directory to "eclipse_old"
• Move "eclipse" directory from temp installation location into $QNX_HOST/usr/qde
• Now qde script from Momentics and shortcuts would work as before invoking new IDE
• Copy the "links" or "dropins" directory to the new IDE folder.

Update site#

There is remote update site for IDE 4.7 and up.

You can use local update site

• IDE 5.0 http://community.qnx.com/sf/frs/do/viewRelease/projects.ide/frs.ide_5_0.ide_5_0

Licensing#

This is experimental code that is being provided for evaluation purposes only under the terms of a valid QNX Momentics development tool license agreement.