ehmry/genode
ehmry
/
genode
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Releases Wiki Activity

doc: update tool-chain documentation

This commit is contained in:
Christian Helmuth 2016-05-23 18:01:02 +02:00
parent 957fe694c5
commit 3e6308e83b
1 changed files with 12 additions and 25 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

37
doc/tool_chain.txt
View File

@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ Genode.
Recommended development platform
################################
We currently use [http://www.ubuntu.com/ - Ubuntu] 12.04 LTS on servers and
client machines. Hence, Genode should always build without trouble on these
We use recent [http://www.ubuntu.com/ - Ubuntu] LTS releases on our
development hosts. Hence, Genode should always build without trouble on these
platforms.
@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ Unified tool chain
##################
Starting with Genode version 11.11, there is a unified tool chain for all base
platforms and supported CPU architectures (x86_32, x86_64, and ARM). For Genode
development, we highly recommend the use of the official Genode tool chain. It
can be obtained in two ways: as pre-compiled binaries or manually compiled:
platforms and supported CPU architectures (x86_32, x86_64, ARM, and RISC-V). For
Genode development, we highly recommend the use of the official Genode tool
chain. It can be obtained in two ways: as pre-compiled binaries or manually
compiled:
:Pre-compiled:
Our pre-compiled tool chain is runnable on Linux x86_32 and x86_64. The
@ -44,12 +45,12 @@ can be obtained in two ways: as pre-compiled binaries or manually compiled:
instructions, just start the tool without arguments.
In both cases, the tool chain will be installed to '/usr/local/genode-gcc'. All
tools are prefixed with 'genode-x86-' or 'genode-arm-' respectively such that
it is safe to add the installation directory to our 'PATH' variable (optional).
The Genode tool chain will be used by the Genode build system by default. If
you desire to use a different tool chain, create a file called 'tools.conf' in
the 'etc/' subdirectory of your build directory where you can define the
tool-chain prefix to be used:
tools are prefixed with 'genode-x86-', 'genode-arm-', or 'genode-riscv-'
respectively such that it is safe to add the installation directory to our
'PATH' variable (optional). The Genode tool chain will be used by the Genode
build system by default. If you desire to use a different tool chain, create a
file called 'tools.conf' in the 'etc/' subdirectory of your build directory
where you can define the tool-chain prefix to be used:
! CROSS_DEV_PREFIX = /path/to/your/custom/tool_chain/your-x86-
@ -58,20 +59,6 @@ see a valid reason not to use it, please contact us (e.g., via the mailing
list).
; XXX The Gentoo Portage overlay must be update to the new tool chain
;
;Gentoo Portage overlay
;######################
;
;For Gentoo users, there exist a Portage overlay, which includes the Genode
;toolchain.
;
;:[https://github.com/blitz/blitz-overlay]:
; Portage overlay for using the Genode tool chain on Gentoo
;
;You'll find the toolchain under sys-devel/genode-toolchain.
Background information - Why do we need a special tool chain?
#############################################################