First install virtual box from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Install ubuntu desktop using this guide
Once ubuntu is set up install vscode.
Then install git for Install sudu apt-get install git
Install sudu apt-get install git
Install git hub desktop for linux. I really like github desktop and is helpful for painless stashing.
sudo sh -c ‘echo “deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mwt-desktop.gpg] https://mirror.mwt.me/shiftkey-desktop/deb/ any main” > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mwt-desktop.list’
sudo apt update && sudo apt install github-desktop
start building some tool chains stuff with the following installs
Get the following toolchains
sudo apt update
Try running make
. If it’s not installed, do:
sudo apt install build-essential
If you don’t have add-apt-repository, do:
sudo apt install software-properties-common
Recommended on Ubuntu 22.04: use the latest stable version of git:
Optional and not necessary on Ubuntu 24.04.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa
sudo apt install git git-lfs gettext cmake
https://developer.arm.com/downloads/-/gnu-rm
this particular toolchain https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu-rm/10.3-2021.10/gcc-arm-none-eabi-10.3-2021.10-x86_64-linux.tar.bz2?rev=78196d3461ba4c9089a67b5f33edf82a&hash=5631ACEF1F8F237389F14B41566964EC
Exract it in the download folder using the archiver tool and then move it to the opt folder using the following command
sudo cp -r gcc-arm-none-eabi-10.3-2021.10 /opt/
Now that is is there do sym links to that folder using
https://quarto.org/docs/download/tarball.html
export PATH=$PATH:$~/opt/gcc-arm-none-eabi-10.3-2021.10/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$~/opt/gcc-arm-none-eabi-10.3-2021.10/bin
$ export PATH=$PATH:${install_dir}/gcc-arm-none-eabi-10.3-2021.10/bin $ arm-none-eabi-gcc --version
You should get something like this.
jim@jim-VirtualBox:~$ arm-none-eabi-gcc –version
arm-none-eabi-gcc (15:10.3-2021.07-4) 10.3.1 20210621 (release)
Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
to see if everything is installed use the following command.
jim@jim-VirtualBox:~$ which arm-none-eabi-gcc
/usr/bin/arm-none-eabi-gcc
next in unbunto 2.0.4 you need to use a virtual python environment. this is for safety reasons so we will do it.
Install if not already installed.
sudo apt install python3-venv
Put the venv (virtual environment) in your home directory.
cd
Create the venv and name it .py
(or whatever you’d like).
python3 -mvenv .py
to activate the virtual envionment use the following command.
source .py/bin/activate
to deactivate use deactivate
Now that the tool chain is done let get ready to build circuit python.
Install pip if it is not already installed (Linux only). Try running pip first.
sudo apt install python3-pip
Install needed Python packages from pypi.org.
pip3 install –upgrade -r requirements-dev.txt
pip3 install –upgrade -r requirements-doc.txt
Now build circuit python as follows.
find your board ~/circuitpython/ports/raspberrypi/boards
raspberry_pi_pico_w
cd ports/raspberrypi
make BOARD=raspberry_pi_pico_w
make BOARD=raspberry_pi_pico_w
Mac install
I was not able to get the Linux solution working so decided to try the mac workflow instead. So here it goes.
brew update brew tap --repair brew install git git-lfs python3 gettext uncrustify cmake git lfs install brew link gettext --force brew install --cask gcc-arm-embedded
Build a disk image for the mac, since mac is not case sensitive and important for cp build
https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/create-a-disk-image-dskutl11888/mac
I called it Build CP, then install
brew install make
then read to get circuit python, cd into your drive using the following
cd /Volumes/BuildCP