zephyr/doc/getting_started/installation_linux.rst
Marti Bolivar 5edb6d5def doc: unify documentation on setting environment variables
There are a few different places where alternatives for setting
environment variables are described. None of them is 100% complete, so
the results are likely to be confusing.

Make a single page on setting environment variables, how the zephyrrc
files work, how the zephyr-env scripts work, and some of the important
environment variables, with appropriate references elsewhere. (This is
inspired by the Arch wiki's excellent page on installing programs.)

Link to it from the getting started and application development pages
instead of repeating the information. This has the benefit of
shortening the getting started guide a bit more.

Add some concrete advice on checking the toolchain environment
variables in particular. This is a stumbling block for beginners.

Signed-off-by: Marti Bolivar <marti.bolivar@nordicsemi.no>
2019-06-14 14:19:09 -04:00

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.. _installation_linux:
Install Linux Host Dependencies
###############################
.. important::
Go back to the main :ref:`getting_started` when you're done here.
Documentation is available for these Linux distributions:
* Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or 18.04 LTS 64-bit
* Fedora 28 64-bit
* Clear Linux
* Arch Linux
Update Your Operating System
****************************
Ensure your host system is up to date.
Ubuntu:
.. code-block:: console
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Fedora:
.. code-block:: console
sudo dnf upgrade
Clear Linux:
.. code-block:: console
sudo swupd update
Arch Linux:
.. code-block:: console
sudo pacman -Syu
.. _linux_requirements:
Install Requirements and Dependencies
*************************************
.. NOTE FOR DOCS AUTHORS: DO NOT PUT DOCUMENTATION BUILD DEPENDENCIES HERE.
This section is for dependencies to build Zephyr binaries, *NOT* this
documentation. If you need to add a dependency only required for building
the docs, add it to doc/README.rst. (This change was made following the
introduction of LaTeX->PDF support for the docs, as the texlive footprint is
massive and not needed by users not building PDF documentation.)
Note that both Ninja and Make are installed with these instructions; you only
need one.
Ubuntu:
.. code-block:: console
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends git cmake ninja-build gperf \
ccache dfu-util device-tree-compiler wget \
python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-tk python3-wheel xz-utils file \
make gcc gcc-multilib
Fedora:
.. code-block:: console
sudo dnf group install "Development Tools" "C Development Tools and Libraries"
dnf install git cmake ninja-build gperf ccache dfu-util dtc wget \
python3-pip python3-tkinter xz file glibc-devel.i686 libstdc++-devel.i686
Clear Linux:
.. code-block:: console
sudo swupd bundle-add c-basic dev-utils dfu-util dtc \
os-core-dev python-basic python3-basic python3-tcl
Arch Linux:
.. code-block:: console
sudo pacman -S git cmake ninja gperf ccache dfu-util dtc wget \
python-pip python-setuptools python-wheel tk xz file make
**CMake version 3.13.1 or higher is required**. Check what version you have by
using ``cmake --version``. If you have an older version, there are several ways
of obtaining a more recent one:
* Use ``pip``:
.. code-block:: console
pip3 install --user cmake
* Download and install from the pre-built binaries provided by the CMake
project itself in the `CMake Downloads`_ page.
For example, to install version 3.13.1 in :file:`~/bin/cmake`:
.. code-block:: console
mkdir $HOME/bin/cmake && cd $HOME/bin/cmake
wget https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.13.1/cmake-3.13.1-Linux-x86_64.sh
yes | sh cmake-3.13.1-Linux-x86_64.sh | cat
echo "export PATH=$PWD/cmake-3.13.1-Linux-x86_64/bin:\$PATH" >> $HOME/.zephyrrc
* Check your distribution's beta or unstable release package library for an
update.
You might also want to uninstall the CMake provided by your package manager to
avoid conflicts.
.. _zephyr_sdk:
Install the Zephyr Software Development Kit (SDK)
*************************************************
Use of the Zephyr SDK is optional, but recommended. Some of the dependencies
installed above are only needed for installing the SDK.
Zephyr's :abbr:`SDK (Software Development Kit)` contains all necessary tools to
build Zephyr on all supported architectures. Additionally, it includes host
tools such as custom QEMU binaries and a host compiler. The SDK supports the
following target architectures:
* :abbr:`X86 (Intel Architecture 32 bits)`
* :abbr:`X86 IAMCU ABI (Intel Architecture 32 bits IAMCU ABI)`
* :abbr:`Arm (Advanced RISC Machine)`
* :abbr:`ARC (Argonaut RISC Core)`
* :abbr:`Nios II`
* :abbr:`Xtensa`
* :abbr:`RISC-V`
Follow these steps to install the Zephyr SDK:
#. Download the latest SDK as a self-extracting installation binary:
.. code-block:: console
wget https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/sdk-ng/releases/download/v0.10.0/zephyr-sdk-0.10.0-setup.run
(You can change *0.10.0* to another version if needed; the `Zephyr
Downloads`_ page contains all available SDK releases.)
#. Run the installation binary, installing the SDK at
:file:`~/zephyr-sdk-0.10.0`:
.. code-block:: console
cd <sdk download directory>
./zephyr-sdk-0.10.0-setup.run -- -d ~/zephyr-sdk-0.10.0
You can pick another directory if you want. If this fails, make sure
Zephyr's dependencies were installed as described in `Install Requirements
and Dependencies`_.
#. Set these :ref:`environment variables <env_vars>`:
- set :envvar:`ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT` to ``zephyr``
- set :envvar:`ZEPHYR_SDK_INSTALL_DIR` to :file:`$HOME/zephyr-sdk-0.10.0`
(or wherever you chose to install the SDK)
If you ever want to uninstall the SDK, just remove the directory where you
installed it and unset these environment variables.
.. _sdkless_builds:
Building on Linux without the Zephyr SDK
****************************************
The Zephyr SDK is provided for convenience and ease of use. It provides
toolchains for all Zephyr target architectures, and does not require any extra
flags when building applications or running tests. In addition to
cross-compilers, the Zephyr SDK also provides prebuilt host tools. It is,
however, possible to build without the SDK's toolchain by using another
toolchain as as described in the main :ref:`getting_started` document.
As already noted above, the SDK also includes prebuilt host tools. To use the
SDK's prebuilt host tools with a toolchain from another source, keep the
:envvar:`ZEPHYR_SDK_INSTALL_DIR` environment variable set to the Zephyr SDK
installation directory. To build without the Zephyr SDK's prebuilt host tools,
the :envvar:`ZEPHYR_SDK_INSTALL_DIR` environment variable must be unset before
you run ``source zephyr-env.sh`` later on in the Getting Started Guide.
To make sure this variable is unset, run:
.. code-block:: console
unset ZEPHYR_SDK_INSTALL_DIR
.. _Zephyr Downloads: https://www.zephyrproject.org/developers/#downloads
.. _CMake Downloads: https://cmake.org/download