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Building CircuitPython on BBB

Steve Cirelli edited this page Jul 15, 2022 · 1 revision

Attempt with Notes and Steps to Build CircuitPython on BBB

Could not get it to build on the BBB kept failing when it tried to build RPi.GPIO

git clone https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython.git
cd circuitpython
make fetch-submodules # takes awhile

sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pybricks/ppa
sudo apt install git gettext uncrustify build-essential mtools
wget wget --output-document=/tmp/gcc-arm-src-snapshot-10.3-2021.07.tar.xz https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu-a/10.3-2021.07/srcrel/gcc-arm-src-snapshot-10.3-2021.07.tar.xz
cd /tmp
tar -xvf gcc-arm-src-snapshot-10.3-2021.07.tar.xz

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