# Newbie: Can CMake be used to generate embedded systems?

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/newbie-can-cmake-be-used-to-generate-embedded-systems/5763
**Category:** Usage
**Created:** [May 30, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/newbie-can-cmake-be-used-to-generate-embedded-systems/5763 "2022-05-30T19:56:37Z")
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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/newbie-can-cmake-be-used-to-generate-embedded-systems/5763/2 "2022-05-30T21:00:35Z")

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AFAIK, the Tasking compiler needs supported in CMake first. See this thread:

> [@Tasking compiler: Linking error - "cctc E205: don’t know what to do with @CMakeFiles\\sample.rsp"](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/tasking-compiler-linking-error-cctc-e205-don-t-know-what-to-do-with-cmakefiles-sample-rsp/5110):
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> i have created cmake project , i included all the source files , i am able to generate object files but i got linking error. this is the error → “cctc E205: don’t know what to do with @CMakeFiles\sample.rsp” . compiler : TASKING please help me how to resolve this linking error.

where someone was able to get somewhere at least.

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