.. _installation_linux: Development Environment Setup on Linux ###################################### This section describes how to set up a Linux development system. After completing these steps, you will be able to compile and run your Zephyr applications on the following Linux distributions: * Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit * Fedora 25 64-bit * Clear Linux * Arch Linux (install `zephyr-sdk `_ package from AUR) Where needed, alternative instructions are listed for specific Linux distributions. Installing the Host's Operating System ************************************** Building the project's software components including the kernel has been tested on Ubuntu and Fedora systems. Instructions for installing these OSes are beyond the scope of this document. Update Your Operating System **************************** Before proceeding with the build, ensure your OS is up to date. On Ubuntu, you'll first need to update the local database list of available packages before upgrading: .. code-block:: console sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade On Fedora: .. code-block:: console sudo dnf upgrade Note that having a newer version available for an installed package (and reported by ``dnf check-update``) does not imply a subsequent ``dnf upgrade`` will install it, because it must also ensure dependencies and other restrictions are satisfied. On Clear Linux: .. code-block:: console sudo swupd update Installing Requirements and Dependencies **************************************** Install the following required packages using either apt-get or dnf. On Ubuntu host system: .. code-block:: console sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends git cmake ninja-build gperf \ ccache doxygen dfu-util device-tree-compiler \ python3-ply python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-wheel xz-utils file \ make gcc-multilib autoconf automake libtool On Fedora host system: .. code-block:: console sudo dnf group install "Development Tools" "C Development Tools and Libraries" sudo dnf install git cmake ninja-build gperf ccache\ doxygen dfu-util dtc python3-pip \ python3-ply python3-yaml dfu-util dtc python3-pykwalify \ glibc-devel.i686 libstdc++-devel.i686 autoconf automake libtool On Clear Linux host system: .. code-block:: console sudo swupd bundle-add c-basic dev-utils dfu-util dtc \ os-core-dev python-basic python3-basic Install additional packages required for development with Zephyr:: cd ~/zephyr # or to your directory where zephyr is cloned pip3 install --user -r scripts/requirements.txt CMake version 3.8.2 or higher is required. Check what version you have using ``cmake --version``; if you have an older version, check the backports or install a more recent version manually. For example, to install version 3.8.2 from the CMake website directly in ~/cmake:: mkdir $HOME/cmake && cd $HOME/cmake wget https://cmake.org/files/v3.8/cmake-3.8.2-Linux-x86_64.sh yes | sh cmake-3.8.2-Linux-x86_64.sh | cat echo "export PATH=$PWD/cmake-3.8.2-Linux-x86_64/bin:\$PATH" >> $HOME/.zephyrrc source /zephyr-env.sh cmake --version .. _zephyr_sdk: Installing the Zephyr Software Development Kit ============================================== Zephyr's :abbr:`SDK (Software Development Kit)` contains all necessary tools and cross-compilers needed to build the kernel on all supported architectures. Additionally, it includes host tools such as custom QEMU binaries and a host compiler for building host tools if necessary. The SDK supports the following architectures: * :abbr:`X86 (Intel Architecture 32 bits)` * :abbr:`X86 IAMCU ABI (Intel Architecture 32 bits IAMCU ABI)` * :abbr:`ARM (Advanced RISC Machines)` * :abbr:`ARC (Argonaut RISC Core)` * :abbr:`Nios II` * :abbr:`Xtensa` * :abbr:`RISC-V` Follow these steps to install the SDK on your Linux host system. #. Download the latest SDK as a self-extracting installation binary: .. code-block:: console wget https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/meta-zephyr-sdk/releases/download/0.9.3/zephyr-sdk-0.9.3-setup.run (You can change *0.9.3* to another version if needed; the `Zephyr Downloads`_ page contains all available SDK releases.) #. Run the installation binary: .. code-block:: console cd sh zephyr-sdk-0.9.3-setup.run .. important:: If this fails, make sure Zephyr's dependencies were installed as described in `Installing Requirements and Dependencies`_. #. Follow the installation instructions on the screen. The toolchain's default installation location is :file:`/opt/zephyr-sdk/`, but it is recommended to install the SDK under your home directory instead. To install the SDK in the default location, you need to run the installation binary as root. #. To use the Zephyr SDK, export the following environment variables and use the target location where SDK was installed: .. code-block:: console export ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT=zephyr export ZEPHYR_SDK_INSTALL_DIR= .. note:: Some Linux distributions have default CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS environment variables already set. For all distros, they need to be unset to prevent these settings from interfering with cmake: .. code-block:: console unset CFLAGS CXXFLAGS To use the same toolchain in new sessions in the future, you can set the variables in the file :file:`${HOME}/.zephyrrc`, for example: .. code-block:: console cat < ~/.zephyrrc export ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT=zephyr export ZEPHYR_SDK_INSTALL_DIR=/opt/zephyr-sdk EOF .. note:: Use ```` in place of ``/opt/zephyr-sdk/`` in the above shown example if the SDK installation location is not default. .. note:: Some Linux distributions have default CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS environment variables already set. For all distros, they need to be unset to prevent these settings from interfering with cmake: .. code-block:: console cat <> ~/.zephyrrc unset CFLAGS CXXFLAGS EOF .. note:: In previous releases of Zephyr, the ``ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT`` variable was called ``ZEPHYR_GCC_VARIANT``. .. _Zephyr Downloads: https://www.zephyrproject.org/developers/#downloads