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diff --git a/docs/buildnotes/CircuitPythonBuildServerNotes.md b/docs/buildnotes/CircuitPythonBuildServerNotes.md deleted file mode 100644 index baa5617..0000000 --- a/docs/buildnotes/CircuitPythonBuildServerNotes.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,96 +0,0 @@ -# Building Circuit Python. - -I was looking at adafruits circuit python as a possible platform fo replace the missing link using either the rpi2040 or the esp32s2. Unfortunately the usb stacks supported are different so I knew I would have to build what I want from scratch. I am not sure that this isnt a rathole. - -[https://learn.adafruit.com/building-circuitpython/build-circuitpython](https://learn.adafruit.com/building-circuitpython/build-circuitpython) - -### Building on Sandbox (ubuntu focal) -Circuitpython for most processors requires more than a few dependencies. - -``` -sudo apt-get install build-essential git gettext uncrustify python3-pip -sudo apt-get install python3-setuptools cmake ninja-build ccache libffi-dev libssl-dev dfu-util libusb-1.0-0 -sudo pip3 install cascadetoml -sudo apt-get install gcc-arm-none-eabi -``` - -This should allow you to check out the source code for circuitpython as a user. As per their suggestions I forked the repo first. - -``` -git clone git@github.com:suspect-devices/circuitpython.git -cd circuitpython/ -git submodule sync --quiet --recursive -git submodule update --init -``` -Once there you can install further dependencies. - -``` -sudo pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt -sudo make -C mpy-cross -``` -At which point you can build firmware for most targets. - -``` -cd ports/raspberrypi/ -make BOARD=adafruit_feather_rp2040 -cd build-adafruit_feather_rp2040/ -``` -#### Adding the Espressif toolchain and idf - -``` -cd /home/feurig/circuitpython/ports/esp32s2# -sudo esp-idf/install.sh -``` - - -### First attempt. -On my first attemp I was only interested in building for the esp32s2. I ran everything as root including the builds. It is better to separate privilages with anything this large where you are building for a different target. - -``` -root@viva:# apt-get install git wget flex bison gperf python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools cmake ninja-build ccache libffi-dev libssl-dev dfu-util libusb-1.0-0 -... -root@viva:/home/feurig# mkdir -p ~/esp -root@viva:/home/feurig# cd ~/esp -root@viva:~/esp# git clone --recursive https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf.git -Cloning into 'esp-idf'... -... -root@viva:~/esp# cd esp-idf/ -root@viva:~/esp/esp-idf# ./install.sh -... -All done! You can now run: - - . ./export.sh - -root@viva:~/esp/esp-idf# . ./export.sh -... -root@viva:~# cd /home/feurig/circuitpython/ -root@viva:/home/feurig/circuitpython# cd ports/ -root@viva:/home/feurig/circuitpython/ports# cd esp32s2/ -root@viva:/home/feurig/circuitpython/ports/esp32s2# make BOARD=unexpectedmaker_feathers2 -... -Wrote 2601984 bytes to build-unexpectedmaker_feathers2/firmware.uf2 -root@viva:/home/feurig/circuitpython/ports/esp32s2# - -``` -Then as a comparison I built for the adafruit feather rp2040. - -``` -root@viva:/home/feurig/circuitpython/ports# cd raspberrypi/ -root@viva:/home/feurig/circuitpython/ports/raspberrypi# ls boards/ -adafruit_feather_rp2040 pimoroni_keybow2040 raspberry_pi_pico -adafruit_itsybitsy_rp2040 pimoroni_picosystem sparkfun_pro_micro_rp2040 -adafruit_qtpy_rp2040 pimoroni_tiny2040 sparkfun_thing_plus_rp2040 -root@viva:/home/feurig/circuitpython/ports/raspberrypi# make BOARD=adafruit_feather_rp2040 -Use make V=1, make V=2 or set BUILD_VERBOSE similarly in your environment to increase build verbosity. -QSTR updated -Traceback (most recent call last): - File "gen_stage2.py", line 2, in <module> - import cascadetoml -ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'cascadetoml' -root@viva:/home/feurig/circuitpython/ports/raspberrypi# pip3 install cascadetoml -... -root@viva:/home/feurig/circuitpython/ports/raspberrypi# make BOARD=adafruit_feather_rp2040 -... -Wrote 1259520 bytes to build-adafruit_feather_rp2040/firmware.uf2 -root@viva:/home/feurig/circuitpython/ports/raspberrypi# -```
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