Installing the ARM bring-up tools

A set of tools is available for developing non-Linux code on Cortex A9 cores. These tools are distributed as part of the ST Linux Distribution and can be installed using the ST Linux Distribution installer script. The installer script can be downloaded from the ST Linux FTP server here.

The ST Linux FTP server contains all the necessary tools for installing the distribution from the file system, or over the internet. The installer script uses yum to handle the installation and dependency checking of RPM files. Details on how to use the ST version of yum without using the installer script can be found here.

After downloading the installer script run the following commands to install the ARM bring-up tools:

host% chmod +x install

Then as root:

host# ./install bare-armv7

The following packages will be automatically installed:

stlinux24-bare-armv7-filesystem
stlinux24-bare-armv7-binutils
stlinux24-bare-armv7-binutils-dev
stlinux24-bare-armv7-binutils-doc
stlinux24-bare-armv7-cpp
stlinux24-bare-armv7-cpp-doc
stlinux24-bare-armv7-g++
stlinux24-bare-armv7-gcc
stlinux24-bare-armv7-gcc-doc
stlinux24-bare-armv7-hw-init-examples
stlinux24-bare-armv7-newlib
stlinux24-bare-armv7-protoize
stlinux24-cross-armv7-filesystem
stlinux24-cross-armv7-armdebug
stlinux24-cross-armv7-gdb
stlinux24-host-filesystem
stlinux24-host-stmc
stlinux24-host-targetpacks

Path setup

Developers should add the following directories to their PATH environment:

/opt/STM/STLinux-2.4/bare/armv7/bin
/opt/STM/STLinux-2.4/devkit/armv7/bin
/opt/STM/STLinux-2.4/host/bin

Keeping the toolset up to date

If one of the above packages is updated, it is recommended to use the stmyum utility to install the latest updates.

Update all packages with:

host# /opt/STM/STLinux-2.4/host/bin/stmyum update