F´ Cross-Compilation Setup Tutorial
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
In this section, we will learn how to install all the dependencies required for cross-compiling for different architectures. This tutorial will use the Raspberry Pi ARM x64 as an example. In order to fully benefit from this tutorial, the user should acquire a Raspberry Pi.
Prerequisites
To run through this tutorial, you must have a computer that meets the following basic requirements.
- Computer running Windows 10, Mac OS X, or Ubuntu
- Administrator access
- 5GB of free disk space, 8 GB of RAM
- Knowledge of the command line for your operating system (Bash, Powershell, Zsh, etc).
2. Installing Dependencies
Choose the operating system you are using to install F Prime:
3. Installing the Toolchain
Note: macOS users must run these commands from within the Docker container described in Appendix I or setup a Linux virtual machine.
Installing the cross-compiler will use the pre-built packages provided by ARM. Follow these
instructions to install these tools for the target hardware into the /opt/toolchains directory.
sudo mkdir -p /opt/toolchains
sudo chown $USER /opt/toolchains
# For in-person workshops, and users running on 64-bit ARM
curl -Ls https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu-a/10.2-2020.11/binrel/gcc-arm-10.2-2020.11-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu.tar.xz | tar -JC /opt/toolchains --strip-components=1 -x
# For users running on 32-bit ARM
curl -Ls https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu-a/10.2-2020.11/binrel/gcc-arm-10.2-2020.11-x86_64-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz | tar -JC /opt/toolchains --strip-components=1 -x
Next, ensure that the ARM toolchains were installed properly. To test, run the following command:
# For 64-bit ARM hardware
/opt/toolchains/bin/aarch64-none-linux-gnu-gcc -v
# For 32-bit ARM hardware
/opt/toolchains/bin/arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc -v
Any output other than “file/command not found” is good.
Next: Compiling for ARM