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docs: Update build instructions


Signed-off-by: default avatarRahix <rahix@rahix.de>
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......@@ -23,51 +23,51 @@ Dependencies
- Alternative: Download `ARM's GNU toolchain`_. **TODO**
* **python3**: For meson and various scripts needed for building.
* **ninja**: Needed for meson. If you install meson via *pip*, you need to
install ninja manually as well:
- Ubuntu / Debian: ``apt install ninja-build``
- Arch: ``pacman -S ninja``
* **meson** (>0.43.0): Unfortunately most distros only have very old versions
* **meson** (>0.43.0) & **ninja**: Unfortunately most distros only have very old versions
of meson in their repositories. Instead, you'll probably save yourself a lot
of headaches by installing meson from ``pip3 install --user meson``.
of headaches by installing meson from *pip*.
- Ubuntu / Debian:
.. code-block:: shell-session
apt install ninja-build
pip3 install --user meson
- Arch (has latest *meson* in the repos):
.. code-block:: shell-session
pacman -S meson
* **python3-crc16**: Install with ``pip3 install --user crc16``.
* **python3-pillow**: Python Image Library
* **python3-pillow**: Python Image Library ``pip3 install --user PIL``.
.. _ARM's GNU toolchain: https://developer.arm.com/tools-and-software/open-source-software/developer-tools/gnu-toolchain/gnu-rm/downloads
Cloning
-------
Clone the master branch of the git repository containing the firmware using the following command:
Clone the ``master`` branch of the firmware repository:
.. code-block:: shell-session
$ git clone https://git.card10.badge.events.ccc.de/card10/firmware.git
Building
--------
Build using the following two commands:
Build Configuration
-------------------
Initialize the build-system using
.. code-block:: shell-session
$ ./bootstrap.sh
$ ninja -C build/
``bootstrap.sh`` initializes git submodules and runs *meson*. Afterwards you
can build with *ninja*.
Additional arguments to ``bootstrap.sh`` will be passed to *meson*. You can
use this to for example, to enable one or more of the following optional
firmware features:
.. note::
If you intend to work on the firmware, you might want to enable debug output
in the firmware version you build. You can do this by calling ``meson``
with additional arguments. To do so, add you meson arguments to the
bootstrap call like this:
.. code-block:: shell-session
./bootstrap.sh -Ddebug_prints=true
(``debug_prints`` is an option provided by our firmware)
- ``-Ddebug_prints=true``: Print more verbose debugging log messages
- ``-Dble_trace=true``: Enable BLE tracing. This will output lots of status
info related to BLE.
.. warning::
......@@ -77,10 +77,18 @@ can build with *ninja*.
.. _issue tracker: https://git.card10.badge.events.ccc.de/card10/firmware/issues
If ninja succeeds, the binaries are in ``build/``. They are available in two
formats: As an ``.elf`` which can be flashed using a debugger and as a
``.bin`` which can be loaded using the provided bootloader. Here is a list of
the binaries:
Building
--------
Build using *ninja*:
.. code-block:: shell-session
$ ninja -C build/
If ninja succeeds, the resulting binaries are in ``build/``. They are
available in two formats: As an ``.elf`` which can be flashed using a debugger
and as a ``.bin`` which can be loaded using the provided bootloader. Here is a
list of the binaries:
- ``build/bootloader/bootloader.elf``: Our bootloader. It should already be on
your card10. The bootloader can only be flashed using a debugger.
......@@ -93,3 +101,5 @@ In order to do a rebuild you can issue a clean command to ninja via
.. code-block:: shell-session
$ ninja -C build/ -t clean
Otherwise, rerunning ``./bootstrap.sh`` will also clean the build-directory.
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