From 5494bff2f9239b92ad8841bb127d33948bccf150 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marti Bolivar Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 00:39:20 -0400 Subject: unix-toolchain: Tweak requirements section. Signed-off-by: Marti Bolivar --- source/unix-toolchain.rst | 25 ++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/unix-toolchain.rst b/source/unix-toolchain.rst index 40d14ea..f767d7a 100644 --- a/source/unix-toolchain.rst +++ b/source/unix-toolchain.rst @@ -22,20 +22,23 @@ update this document. Requirements ------------ -You need a Maple board, a Mini-B USB cable, and root (or -Administrator) access to your computer. We assume you've had success -with the IDE on your machine (this is important on Windows, as this -document doesn't cover :ref:`driver installation -`). - -On Linux and OS X, you need to know how to use a shell and edit your -shell startup script (.bashrc, .tcshrc, etc.). (The Windows -instructions are more detailed, since we assume many Windows users -will be newer to the Unix shell). Some experience using `GCC -`_ and `make +You need: + +* Maple board +* Mini-B USB cable +* root (or Administrator) access to your computer. + +Some experience using `GCC `_ and `make `_ is recommended, but is not required. +On Linux and OS X, you need to know how to use `bash +`_, and how to edit your .bashrc. + +We assume you've had success with the :ref:`Maple IDE ` (this is +important on Windows, as this document doesn't cover :ref:`driver +installation `). + Setup ----- -- cgit v1.2.3