ARM SDK

OS development toolkit for various ARM embedded devices

Introduction

This set of scripts aid package maintainers to import sources from Debian, verify signatures and stage them to be imported inside Devuan's git repository.

The Devuan SDK is a fresh take to old tasks :^) acting as a sort of interactive shell extension. All the instructions below should be followed while already running in ZSh. A clear advantage is having tab completion on commands, when running it interactively.

BEWARE this is still in development and does not addresses strictly security issues nor wrong usage. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK and in any case DON'T USE ON YOUR PERSONAL MACHINE. If you try this fast and loose use a disposable system ;^)

Requirements

This SDK is designed to be used interactively from a terminal as well from shell scripts.

Using a Debian-based OS, install the following packages:

gnupg2 schroot debootstrap debhelper makedev curl rsync dpkg-dev gcc-arm-none-eabi parted kpartx qemu-user-static pinthread sudo git-core parted gcc-multilib lib32z1 u-boot-tools device-tree-compiler

Please note that:

• dpkg-dev may be called dpkg or dpkg-devtools on other systems like Arch and Parabola.
• pinthread is Devuan software and may not exist in other distros
• sudo is used to elevate the sdk user to superuser privileges and should be configured accordingly

Quick start

First clone the SDK repository:

git clone https://github.com/dyne/arm-sdk.git

Then run ZSh. In case you have conflicting extensions on your zsh configuration, it may be needed to run from a vanilla one, using:

zsh --no-rcs

then step inside the sdk, "source" it:

cd arm-sdk

source sdk

Now is the time you choose the device you want to build the image for. Currently you can choose one of the following:

• raspi2
• bananapi
• cubieboard2

Once initialized, you will get further instructions.

For more info, please consult the README included in the arm subdirectory.

Configuration

Edit the config file included in the root directory of arm-sdk to your liking. If you are using a custom toolchain, add it to the PATH as described.

Acknowledgments

The Devuan SDK was conceived during a period of residency at the Schumacher college in Dartington UK, greatly inspired by the laborious and mindful atmosphere of its wonderful premises.

ARM SDK is Copyright (C) 2016 by the Dyne.org Foundation

ARM SDK is designed, written and maintained by parazyd parazyd@dyne.org

Inspiration taken from Devuan SDK and Kali Linux ARM buildscripts.

This source code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This source code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Please refer to the GNU Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Public License along with this source code; if not, write to: Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.