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h2. GNU ARM toolchain This page will describe the procedure for compiling a GNU ARM toolchain. We will build a toolchain consisting of: * GCC 4.8.2 * Binutils 2.21.1 * Newlib 1.19 h3. Getting the buildscript First of all, create a directory you want to use for building the toolchain, and download the buildscript [raw-attachment:gnu-arm-build.3.sh] there. You will need to make it executable: <pre> $ chmod +x gnu-arm-build.3.sh </pre> h3. Dependencies In order to build the toolchain, you will need to install the following packages (assuming you're using a Debian-based distribution): <pre> $ sudo apt-get install build-essential libgmp3-dev libmpfr-dev libx11-6 libx11-dev texinfo flex bison libncurses5 \ libncurses5-dbg libncurses5-dev libncursesw5 libncursesw5-dbg libncursesw5-dev zlibc zlib1g-dev libmpfr4 libmpc-dev </pre> h3. Preparation Open a shell in the directory of gnu-arm-build.sh and create the following directories: <pre> $ mkdir build install src </pre> Download the needed sources to src/: <pre> $ cd src/ $ wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-4.8.2/gcc-4.8.2.tar.bz2 $ wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-2.21.1a.tar.bz2 $ wget ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/newlib/newlib-1.19.0.tar.gz </pre> On Ubuntu 18.04 and Debian 10, 18.04, tweak the build script such that it applies attachment:gcc-4.8.2-ubuntu-18-04.diff after unpacking gcc sources. h3. Building the toolchain <pre> $ cd .. $ ./gnu-arm-build.3.sh I will build an arm-none-eabi cross-compiler: Prefix: <YOURPATH>/install Sources: <YOURPATH>/src Build files: <YOURPATH>/build Press ^C now if you do NOT want to do this. </pre> Hit enter and after some time hopefully end up with: <pre> Build complete! Add <YOURPATH>/bin to your PATH to make arm-none-eabi-gcc and friends accessible directly. </pre> h3. Making it accessible If you're using bash, you can add the following in your ~/.bashrc file: <pre> export PATH=$PATH:<YOURPATH>/install/bin </pre> That's it. You can build [[OsmocomBB]] now (see [[Software Getting Started]]). *Credits:* This script is a slightly updated/modified version of the script found "here":http://hobbycode.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/gnu-arm-installer/. The original version also builds Insight, but since we don't need that, we won't build it. If you want to, just remove the comments in the shellscript.