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.. _third_party_x_compilers:
3rd Party Toolchains
####################
A "3rd party toolchain" is an officially supported toolchain provided by an
external organization. Several of these are available.
.. _toolchain_gnuarmemb:
GNU ARM Embedded
****************
#. Download and install a `GNU ARM Embedded`_ build for your operating system
and extract it on your file system.
.. warning::
Do not install the toolchain into a path with spaces. On
Windows, we'll assume you install into the directory
:file:`C:\\gnu_arm_embedded`.
.. warning::
The GNU ARM Embedded Toolchain for Windows, version **8-2018-q4-major**
has a `critical bug <https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/issues/12257>`_
and should not be used. Toolchain version **7-2018-q2-update** is known to work.
#. :ref:`Set these environment variables <env_vars>`:
- Set :envvar:`ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT` to ``gnuarmemb``.
- Set :envvar:`GNUARMEMB_TOOLCHAIN_PATH` to the toolchain installation
directory.
#. To check that you have set these variables correctly in your current
environment, follow these example shell sessions (the
:envvar:`GNUARMEMB_TOOLCHAIN_PATH` values may be different on your system):
.. code-block:: console
# Linux, macOS:
$ echo $ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT
gnuarmemb
$ echo $GNUARMEMB_TOOLCHAIN_PATH
/home/you/Downloads/gnu_arm_embedded
# Windows
> echo %ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT%
gnuarmemb
> echo %GNUARMEMB_TOOLCHAIN_PATH%
C:\gnu_arm_embedded
Crosstool-NG
************
You can build toolchains from source code using crosstool-NG.
#. Follow the steps on the crosstool-NG website to `prepare your host
<http://crosstool-ng.github.io/docs/os-setup/>`_.
#. Follow the `Zephyr SDK with Crosstool NG instructions
<https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/sdk-ng/blob/master/README.md>`_ to
build your toolchain. Repeat as necessary to build toolchains for multiple
target architectures.
You will need to clone the ``sdk-ng`` repo and run the following command:
.. code-block:: console
./go.sh <arch>
.. note::
Currently, only i586 and Arm toolchain builds are verified.
#. :ref:`Set these environment variables <env_vars>`:
- Set :envvar:`ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT` to ``xtools``.
- Set :envvar:`XTOOLS_TOOLCHAIN_PATH` to the toolchain build directory.
#. To check that you have set these variables correctly in your current
environment, follow these example shell sessions (the
:envvar:`XTOOLS_TOOLCHAIN_PATH` values may be different on your system):
.. code-block:: console
# Linux, macOS:
$ echo $ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT
xtools
$ echo $XTOOLS_TOOLCHAIN_PATH
/Volumes/CrossToolNGNew/build/output/
.. _GNU ARM Embedded: https://developer.arm.com/open-source/gnu-toolchain/gnu-rm
.. _crosstool-ng site: http://crosstool-ng.org