Version 6.8.0 is a maintenance release; it fixes a vulnerability related to installing malitious CMSIS Packs.

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Compatibility

Special precautions were taken to preserve compatibility with projects created by pre-6.x plug-ins, such that user projects will continue to be accepted directly for Import, without modifications.

However, due to the way Eclipse manages perspectives and views, by caching some IDs, workspaces created with pre-6.x plug-ins may exhibit several problems when used directly.

To avoid such situations, it is recommended to create a new workspace with the new release and import the projects there.

Install

Eclipse Marketplace

The recommended way to update to the latest plug-ins is via the Eclipse Marketplace; search for Embedded CDT.

Eclipse Update Sites

For those who prefer to install manually, the latest version is available via Install New Software from:

  • https://download.eclipse.org/embed-cdt/updates/v6/

To get exactly this version, Install New Software from:

  • https://download.eclipse.org/embed-cdt/releases/6.8.0/p2/

Local install

For manual installs, the plug-ins are also available as regular archives, that can be downloaded locally and installed.

Changes

Bug fixes:

  • the AI security checks revealed a vulnerability related to installing malitious CMSIS Packs; fixed
  • [#654] - use try-with-resources to ensure zip input is closed on exceptions too - #654

Enhancements

  • none

Project template changes:

  • none

Developer changes:

  • none

More details are available at GitHub milestone v6.8.0.

Known problems

  • #533: the QEMU GDB server delay is not yet implemented
  • #530: the SVD write-only registers in peripheral register view are not processed as write-only