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author | patacongo <patacongo@42af7a65-404d-4744-a932-0658087f49c3> | 2011-04-14 19:17:41 +0000 |
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committer | patacongo <patacongo@42af7a65-404d-4744-a932-0658087f49c3> | 2011-04-14 19:17:41 +0000 |
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Documentation update
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-rw-r--r-- | nuttx/Documentation/NuttxPortingGuide.html | 66 | ||||
-rwxr-xr-x | nuttx/tools/README.txt | 30 | ||||
-rwxr-xr-x | nuttx/tools/version.sh | 3 |
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diff --git a/nuttx/Documentation/NuttxPortingGuide.html b/nuttx/Documentation/NuttxPortingGuide.html index b55dc6fd9..4f9b0694f 100644 --- a/nuttx/Documentation/NuttxPortingGuide.html +++ b/nuttx/Documentation/NuttxPortingGuide.html @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ <h1><big><font color="#3c34ec"> <i>NuttX RTOS Porting Guide</i> </font></big></h1> - <p>Last Updated: April 7, 2011</p> + <p>Last Updated: April 14, 2011</p> </td> </tr> </table> @@ -981,7 +981,11 @@ include/ <ul><pre> tools/ |-- Makefile.host +|-- README.txt |-- configure.sh +|-- cfgparser.c +|-- cfgparser.h +|-- define.sh |-- incdir.sh |-- indent.sh |-- link.sh @@ -990,11 +994,19 @@ tools/ |-- mkimage.sh |-- mknulldeps.sh |-- mkromfsimg.sh +|-- mksyscall.c +|-- mkversion.c |-- unlink.sh +|-- version.sh |-- winlink.sh -`-- zipme +`-- zipme.sh </pre></ul> +<p> + Refer to the README file in the <code>tools</code> directory for more information about the individual files. + Some of these tools are discussed below as well in the discussion of <a href="#configandbuild">configuring and building</a> NuttX. +</p> + <h2>2.16 <a name="topmakefile">nuttx/Makefile</a></h2> <p> The top-level <code>Makefile</code> in the <code>${TOPDIR}</code> directory contains all of the top-level control @@ -1105,7 +1117,7 @@ netutils/ <p> And if <code>configs/</code><i><board-name></i><code>/[</code><i><config-dir></i><code>/appconfig</code> exists and your application directory is not in the standard loction (<config>../apps</config>), - then you should also specify the location of the application directory on the +command line like: + then you should also specify the location of the application directory on the command line like: </p> <ul><pre> cd tools @@ -1113,6 +1125,51 @@ netutils/ </pre></ul> <p> + <b>Version Files</b>. + The NuttX build expects to find a version file located in the top-level NuttX build directory. + That version file is called <code>.version</code>. + The correct version file is installed in each versioned NuttX released. + However, if you are working from an SVN snapshot, then there will be no version file. + If there is no version file, the top-level <code>Makefile</code> will create a dummy <code>.version</code> file on the first make. + This dummy version file will contain all zeroes for version information. + If that is not what you want, they you should run the <code>version.sh</code> script to create a better <code>.version</code> file. +</p> + +<p> + You can get help information from the <code>version.sh</code> script using the <code>-h</code> option. + For example: +</p> +<ul><pre> +$ tools/version.sh -h +tools/version.sh is a tool for generation of proper version files for the NuttX build + +USAGE: tools/version.sh [-d|-h] [-b build] -v <major.minor> <outfile-path> + +Where: + -d + Enable script debug + -h + show this help message and exit + -v <major.minor> + The NuttX version number expressed a major and minor number separated + by a period + <outfile-path> + The full path to the version file to be created +</pre></ul> + +<p> + As an example, the following command will generate a version file for version 6.1 using the current SVN revision number: +</p> +<ul><pre> +tools/version.h -v 6.1 .version +</pre></ul> + +<p> + The <code>.version</code> file is also used during the build process to create a C header file at <code>include/nuttx/version.h</code> that contains the same version information. + That version file may be used by your C applications for, as an example, reporting version information. +</p> + +<p> <b>Additional Configuration Steps</b>. The remainder of configuration steps will be performed by <a href="#topmakefile"><code>${TOPDIR}/Makefile</code></a> the first time the system is built as described below. @@ -1154,7 +1211,8 @@ The system can be re-made subsequently by just typing <code>make</code>. These additional steps include: </p> <ul> - <li>Auto-generating the file <code>include/nuttx/config.</code> using the <code>${TOPDIR}/.config</code> file. + <li>Auto-generating the file <code>include/nuttx/config.h</code> using the <code>${TOPDIR}/.config</code> file. + <li>Auto-generating the file <code>include/nuttx/version.h</code> using the <code>${TOPDIR}/.version</code> file. <li>Creating a link to <code>${TOPDIR}/arch/</code><i><arch-name></i><code>/include</code> at <code>${TOPDIR}/include/arch</code>. <li>Creating a link to <code>${TOPDIR}/configs/</code><i><board-name></i><code>/include</code> at <code>${TOPDIR}/include/arch/board</code>. <li>Creating a link to <code>${TOPDIR}/configs/</code><i><board-name></i><code>/src</code> at <code>${TOPDIR}/arch/</code><i><arch-name></i><code>/src/board</code> diff --git a/nuttx/tools/README.txt b/nuttx/tools/README.txt index 76ec3a66f..14783ae56 100755 --- a/nuttx/tools/README.txt +++ b/nuttx/tools/README.txt @@ -17,20 +17,33 @@ configure.sh target board. See configs/README.txt or Documentation/NuttxPortingGuide.html for a description of how to configure NuttX with this script. -mkconfig.c +mkconfig.c, cfgparser.c, and cfgparser.h This is C file that is used to build mkconfig program. The mkconfig program is used during the initial NuttX build. When you configure NuttX, you will copy a configuration file called .config - into the top level NuttX directory (See configs/README.txt or + in the top level NuttX directory (See configs/README.txt or Documentation/NuttxPortingGuide.html). The first time you make NuttX, the top-level makefile will build the mkconfig executable from mkconfig.c - (using Makefile.mkconfig). The top-level Makefile will then execute the + (using Makefile.host). The top-level Makefile will then execute the mkconfig program to convert the .config file in the top level directory into include/nuttx/config.h. config.h is a another version of the NuttX configuration that can be included by C files. +mkversion.c, cfgparser.c, and cfgparser.h + + This is C file that is used to build mkversion program. The mkversion + program is used during the initial NuttX build. + + When you build NuttX there should be a version file called .version in + the top level NuttX directory (See Documentation/NuttxPortingGuide.html). + The first time you make NuttX, the top-level makefile will build th + mkversion executable from mkversion.c (using Makefile.host). The top- + level Makefile will then execute the mkversion program to convert the + .version file in the top level directory into include/nuttx/version.h. + version.h provides version information that can be included by C files. + mksyscall.c This is C file that is used to build mksyscall program. The mksyscall @@ -56,7 +69,8 @@ mksyscall.c Makefile.host This is the makefile that is used to make the mkconfig program from - the mkconfig.c C file or the mksyscall program from the mksyscall.c file. + the mkconfig.c C file, the mkversion program from the mkconfig.c C file, + or the mksyscall program from the mksyscall.c file. mkromfsimg.sh @@ -80,7 +94,13 @@ mknulldeps.sh MKDEP = $(TOPDIR)/tools/mknulldeps.sh The mknulldeps.sh is a stub script that does essentially nothing. - + +define.sh + + Different compilers have different conventions for specifying pre- + processor definitions on the compiler command line. This bash + script allows the build system to create create command line definitions + without concern for the particular compiler in use. incdir.sh diff --git a/nuttx/tools/version.sh b/nuttx/tools/version.sh index e098695a7..7cad7ee03 100755 --- a/nuttx/tools/version.sh +++ b/nuttx/tools/version.sh @@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ while [ ! -z "$1" ]; do VERSION=$1 ;; -h ) - echo "$progname is a tool for flexible generation of include path arguments for a" - echo "variety of different compilers in a variety of compilation environments" + echo "$0 is a tool for generation of proper version files for the NuttX build" echo "" echo $USAGE echo "" |