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author | patacongo <patacongo@42af7a65-404d-4744-a932-0658087f49c3> | 2010-11-06 23:41:08 +0000 |
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committer | patacongo <patacongo@42af7a65-404d-4744-a932-0658087f49c3> | 2010-11-06 23:41:08 +0000 |
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README update
git-svn-id: svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/nuttx/code/trunk@3087 42af7a65-404d-4744-a932-0658087f49c3
-rwxr-xr-x | nuttx/README.txt | 55 | ||||
-rwxr-xr-x | nuttx/configs/avr32dev1/README.txt | 16 |
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diff --git a/nuttx/README.txt b/nuttx/README.txt index 9a9d3f483..f357115fa 100755 --- a/nuttx/README.txt +++ b/nuttx/README.txt @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Installation Directories with Spaces in the Path the make system tries to build. [Actually, that problem is probably not to difficult to fix. Some - Makefiles probably just need some pathes within double quotes] + Makefiles probably just need some paths within double quotes] I work around spaces in the home directory name, by creating a new directory that does not contain any spaces, such as /home/nuttx. @@ -157,19 +157,44 @@ NuttX Buildroot Toolchain BUILDING NUTTX ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -NuttX builds in-place in the source tree. You do not need to create -any special build directories. Assuming that your Make.defs is setup -properly for your tool chain and that setenv.sh contains the path to where -your cross-development tools are installed, the following steps are all that -are equired to build NuttX: - - cd ${TOPDIR} - . ./setenv.sh - make - -At least one configuration (eagle100) requires additional command line -arguments on the make command. Read ${TOPDIR}/configs/<board-name>/README.txt -to see if that applies to your target. +Building + + NuttX builds in-place in the source tree. You do not need to create + any special build directories. Assuming that your Make.defs is setup + properly for your tool chain and that setenv.sh contains the path to where + your cross-development tools are installed, the following steps are all that + are equired to build NuttX: + + cd ${TOPDIR} + . ./setenv.sh + make + + At least one configuration (eagle100) requires additional command line + arguments on the make command. Read ${TOPDIR}/configs/<board-name>/README.txt + to see if that applies to your target. + +Re-building + + Re-building is normally simple -- just type make again. + + But there are some things that can "get you" when you use the Cygwin + development environment with Windows native tools. The native Windows + tools do not understand Cygwin's symbolic links, so the NuttX make system + does something weird: It copies the configuration directories instead of + linking to them (it could, perhaps, use the NTFS 'mklink' command, but it + doesn't). + + A consequence of this is that you can easily get confused when you edit + a file in one of the linked (i.e., copied) directories, re-build NuttX, + and then not see your changes when you run the program. That is because + build is still using the version of the file in the copied directory, not + your modified file! To work around this annoying behavior, do the + following when you re-build: + + make clean_context all + + This 'make' coimmand will remove of the copied directories, re-copy them, + then make NuttX. CYGWIN BUILD PROBLEMS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -187,7 +212,7 @@ When you install some toolchains (such as Yargarto or CodeSourcery tools), they may modify your PATH variable to include a path to their binaries. At that location, they make have GNUWin32 versions of the tools. So you might actually be using a version of make that does not understand Cygwin -pathes. +paths. The solution is either: diff --git a/nuttx/configs/avr32dev1/README.txt b/nuttx/configs/avr32dev1/README.txt index 8b3cc271a..209ec4f68 100755 --- a/nuttx/configs/avr32dev1/README.txt +++ b/nuttx/configs/avr32dev1/README.txt @@ -297,13 +297,15 @@ Make Tip ^^^^^^^^
Because this build uses a native Windows toolchain and the native Windows
- does not understand Cygwin/POSIX paths, the NuttX make sysem does something
- weird: It copies the configuration directories instead of simply linking
- to them (it could, perhaps, use the NTFS mklink command, but it doesn't).
-
- A consequence of this is that you can easily get confused and get editting
- a file in one of the linked directories, re-build, and not see your changes.
- To work around this annoying behavior, I also do the following when I make:
+ tools do not understand Cygwin's symbolic links, the NuttX make system does
+ something weird: It copies the configuration directories instead of linking
+ to them (it could, perhaps, use the NTFS 'mklink' command, but it doesn't).
+
+ A consequence of this is that you can easily get confused when you edit
+ a file in one of the "linked" directories, re-build NuttX, and then not see your
+ changes when you run the program. That is because build is still using the
+ version of the file in the copied directory, not your modified file! To work
+ around this annoying behavior, do the following when you re-build:
make clean_context all <-- Remove and re-copy all of the directories, then make all
doisp.sh <-- Load the code onto the board.
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