Building on Linux and package distros

 



Linux builds can be done directly with make or through the distro scripts in
build_scripts/. Direct builds are best while developing a compiler or
runtime change. Distro scripts are best when producing installable packages or
checking that a target still works from a clean system image.

Direct native build

(sh)
make print-config
make prereqs-fbc
make -j4

The prereqs-fbc target checks for the compiler and tools needed by the build
that the make system has selected.

Distro scripts

The tree contains scripts for Debian, Ubuntu, Raspbian, Alpine, Arch, RPM-based
distros, Slackware, and related test images. Use the matching script for the
package family being tested. The scripts also document the package names needed
by that distro family.

Cross and package builds

For Linux-to-other-target work, start with ::DevCrossCompiling|Cross-compiling::
and the target-specific build page. The package scripts generally know more
about install layout, naming, and archive contents than a short manual command
line does.