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Can the Arduino IDE be used to develop plain old C programs?

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I have a simple Arduino sketch that spans several files. There is a function signature in an h file, and the definition in the C file.

If I attempt to compile ("Verify") the sketch, I get "undefined reference" errors to the function defined in a C file. Changing the file name from *.c to *.cpp resolves the issue, but I don't want to define the file as a C++ file. Is it possible to compile plain old C files in Arduino?

Thanks in advance.

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Zach Rattner Avatar asked Oct 18 '11 06:10

Zach Rattner


1 Answers

The Arduino IDE is very limited, my advice: avoid it. You have some alternatives you can find here: http://arduino.cc/playground/Main/DevelopmentTools


  • Develop for Arduino using Minibloq graphical programming environment.
  • Arduino CMake build system
  • Ino command line toolkit for Arduino
  • Develop for Arduino using AVR-Ada
  • Develop for Arduino using Eclipse
  • Develop for Arduino using Bitlash
  • Run Arduino from the command line
  • Build using Cmake
  • Build using Scons
  • Build using build_arduino.py
  • Getting a Chumby talking to Arduino
  • Running Arduino on the XO laptop (AKA the $100 laptop)
  • Arduino in Sharp Netwalker
  • Arduino on OpenSolaris
  • Using Arduino Libraries in CodeBlocks
  • Develop for Arduino using Kdevelop
  • Using assembly language source files in the Arduino IDE: Assembly in Arduino
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FarK Avatar answered Sep 30 '22 03:09

FarK