4. Software Overview

This chapter provides instructions for compiling and deploying the BSP (Board Support Package) software to the uQ7 module.

4.1. Supported Distributions

Two of the most popular embedded systems distributions are supported. The following chapters describe how to build a disk image for each of them:

4.2. Compiling Linux Applications

The easiest option is to compile your applications directly on a module running Debian. Install the gcc package and related utilities and you are good to go:

sudo apt-get install build-essential

The second option is to cross-compile your applications on a host PC. The compiler that was installed in Section 5.1 Prepare the host PC is suitable.