.. _apps_common_procedures: Common Procedures ################# Instructions that are common to many procedures are provided here and referred to from the procedures that require them. Procedures ********** .. _set_environment_variables: Setting Environment Variables ============================= Set environment variables every time you open a terminal console to work on applications. Steps ----- 1. In a shell terminal console, enter an :command:`export` command that is consistent with your toolchain. For the Zephyr SDK: .. code-block:: console $ export ZEPHYR_GCC_VARIANT=zephyr $ export ZEPHYR_SDK_INSTALL_DIR= 2. To set the environment variable :envvar:`$(ZEPHYR_BASE)`, navigate to the kernel's installation directory and enter: .. code-block:: console $ source zephyr-env.sh