README
The xPack Windows Build Tools
This open source project is hosted on GitHub as
xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools-xpack
.
It is a Windows specific package (not a full multi-platform xPack), customised
for the requirements of the Eclipse Embedded CDT managed build projects;
it includes a recent version of GNU make and a recent version of
BusyBox, which provides a convenient implementation for sh
/rm
/echo
.
The binaries can be installed automatically as binary xPacks or manually as portable archives.
In addition to the package meta data, this project also includes the build scripts.
User info
This section is intended as a shortcut for those who plan to use the xPack Windows Build Tools binaries. For full details please read the xPack Windows Build Tools pages.
Easy install
The easiest way to install xPack Windows Build Tools is using
the binary xPack, available as
@xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools
from the npmjs.com
registry.
Prerequisites
The only requirement is a recent
xpm
, which is a portable
Node.js command line application. To install it,
follow the instructions from the
xpm page.
Install
With the xpm
tool available, installing
the latest version of the package is quite easy:
$ xpm install --global @xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools@latest
This command will always install the latest available version,
into the central xPacks repository, which is a platform dependent folder
(check the output of the xpm
command for the actual folder used on
your platform).
This location is configurable using the environment variable
XPACKS_REPO_FOLDER
; for more details please check the
xpm folders page.
xPacks aware tools, like the GNU MCU Eclipse plug-ins automatically
identify binaries installed with
xpm
and provide a convenient method to manage paths.
Uninstall
To remove the installed xPack, the command is similar:
$ xpm uninstall --global @xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools
(Note: not yet implemented. As a temporary workaround, simply remove the
xPacks/@xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools
folder, or one of the the versioned
subfolders.)
Manual install
For all platforms, the xPack GNU Arm Embedded GCC binaries are released as portable archives that can be installed in any location.
The archives can be downloaded from the GitHub releases page.
For more details please read the Install page.
Maintainer info
Support
The quick answer is to use the xPack forums; please select the correct forum.
For more details please read the Support page.
License
The original content is released under the MIT License, with all rights reserved to Liviu Ionescu.
The binary distributions include several open-source components; the
corresponding licenses are available in the installed
distro-info/licenses
folder.
Download analytics
- GitHub gnu-mcu-eclipse/windows-build-tools.git
- xPack @gnu-mcu-eclipse/windows-build-tools
- individual file counters (grouped per release)
Credits to Shields IO and Somsubhra/github-release-stats.