From 00b01e470100260655b3994723449f88e434a733 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marti Bolivar Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:53:38 -0400 Subject: unix-toolchain: More Fedora instructions. Signed-off-by: Marti Bolivar --- source/unix-toolchain.rst | 24 +++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) (limited to 'source') diff --git a/source/unix-toolchain.rst b/source/unix-toolchain.rst index ec9e47c..a9724c3 100644 --- a/source/unix-toolchain.rst +++ b/source/unix-toolchain.rst @@ -45,29 +45,23 @@ Setup Linux ^^^^^ -These instructions are oriented towards Linux users using a -contemporary, 32-bit Debian-based distribution. If you use another -Linux operating system and you have any tips to offer, please us at -info@leaflabs.com or post in the `forum`_. Thanks! +These instructions are oriented towards Linux users using +contemporary, 32-bit Debian- or Red Hat-based distributions. If you +use another Linux operating system and you have any tips to offer, +please us at info@leaflabs.com or post in the `forum`_. Thanks! **1. Collect and Install Tools** -First, you'll need some tools:: +First, you'll need some tools. + +On Debian-based distributions (including Ubuntu, etc.), do this with:: $ sudo aptitude install build-essential git-core wget screen dfu-util \ openocd python python-serial -A user report says that on Fedora, the following will install Git, -wget, screen, dfu-util, Python, and PySerial, although it won't -install GCC, etc.:: - - $ yum install screen wget git pyserial dfu-util openocd +On Red Hat-based distributions (Fedora, etc.), do this with:: -You'll want to install a bunch of developer "basics" like ``make``, -``tar``, etc. A good catch-all for these tools is the -``build-essential`` meta-package on most Debian platforms: installing -this fake package will pull in dozens of useful tools without bogging -your system down too much. + $ yum install screen wget git python pyserial dfu-util openocd make `Git `_ is a distributed code versioning system we use to track changes in our source code; ``git-core`` is the -- cgit v1.2.3