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Document alternative toolchain for the CC2538DK
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Install a Toolchain
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The toolchain used to build contiki is arm-gcc (Sourcery CodeBench), also used by other arm-based Contiki ports. If you are using Instant Contiki, you will have this pre-installed in your system. To find out if this is the case, try this:
The toolchain used to build contiki is arm-gcc, also used by other arm-based Contiki ports. If you are using Instant Contiki, you will have a version pre-installed in your system. To find out if this is the case, try this:
$ arm-none-eabi-gcc -v
Using built-in specs.
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gcc version 4.3.2 (Sourcery G++ Lite 2008q3-66)
If the toolchain is not installed, download and install one of the following two versions:
If the toolchain is not installed, download and install one of the following versions:
* Sourcery Codebench Lite for ARM processors from the URL below. Make sure to select the EABI Release. <http://www.mentor.com/embedded-software/sourcery-tools/sourcery-codebench/editions/lite-edition/>
* GNU Tools for ARM Embedded Processors. Works nicely on OS X. <https://launchpad.net/gcc-arm-embedded>
* Alternatively, you can use this older version for Linux. At the time of writing, this is the version used by Contiki's regression tests. <https://sourcery.mentor.com/public/gnu_toolchain/arm-none-eabi/arm-2008q3-66-arm-none-eabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2>
* Lastly: Sourcery Codebench Lite for ARM processors from the URL below. Make sure to select the EABI Release. <http://www.mentor.com/embedded-software/sourcery-tools/sourcery-codebench/editions/lite-edition/>
The former is newer. The latter has been in use for a longer period of time and the Contiki code has been tested with it more extensively. The CC2538DK port code has been developed and tested with both.
The first one is newer. The second has been in use for a longer period of time and the Contiki code has been tested with it more extensively.
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