There are numerous ways to launch the Library Manager, and that depends on how you use the various tools included with ModusToolbox™ software.

make command​

As described in the

ModusToolbox™ tools package user guide

build system chapter, you can run numerous make commands in the application directory, such as launching the Library Manager. After you have created a ModusToolbox™ application, navigate to the application directory and type the following command in the appropriate bash terminal window:

make library-manager

This command opens the Library Manager GUI for the specific application in which you are working.

Stand-alone GUI mode​

You can launch the Library Manager in stand-alone mode by running its executable as applicable for your operating system (for example, double-click or select it using the Windows

Start

menu). By default, it is installed here:

<install_dir>/ModusToolbox/tools_<version>/library-manager

When run in stand-alone mode, the Library Manager opens with the target directory set as <user-home> or as the directory selected from a previous stand-alone session.

Note:

When launching from the executable, you can add the

--verbose [0-3]

option to specify more or less messaging in the console. The default level is 1.

If you haven’t opened the Library Manager tool previously, it starts at your home directory and looks for an application

Makefile

, and then it opens the first application it finds. If the tool does not find an application, it doesn't display any BSPs or libraries.



Click the

Browse…

button next to the

Application Directory

field and navigate to the appropriate directory that contains the desired application.

Note:

The next time you open the Library Manager in stand-alone mode, it will open with the most recently selected application.

Local Content mode​

If the Library Manager cannot connect to the internet when launching, it displays messages/errors in the console that it cannot access the online manifest file. If you intend to work without Internet, enable

Local Content

mode from the

Settings

menu. Refer to the

Local Content Storage CLI user guide

for details about creating local content.

If you did not intend to work without Internet, check your Internet settings, adjust your proxy settings (from the

Settings

menu), and then click the

Retry

button to re-read library information.

Non-GUI command line interface (CLI)​

You can run a non-graphical interface from the command line. However, there are only a few reasons to do this in practice. The primary use case would be part of an overall build script for the entire application. For information about command line options, run the

library-manager-cli

executable using the

-h

option.