tools/README.txt
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This README file addresses the contents of the NuttX tools/ directory.
The tools/ directory contains miscellaneous scripts and host C programs
that are necessary parts of the the NuttX build system. These files
include:
README.txt
This file
configure.sh
This is a bash script that is used to configure NuttX for a given
target board. See configs/README.txt or Documentation/NuttxPortingGuide.html
for a description of how to configure NuttX with this script.
mkconfig.c, cfgparser.c, and cfgparser.h
These are Cs file that are used to build mkconfig program. The mkconfig
program is used during the initial NuttX build.
When you configure NuttX, you will copy a configuration file called .config
in the top level NuttX directory (See configs/README.txt or
Documentation/NuttxPortingGuide.html). The first time you make NuttX,
the top-level makefile will build the mkconfig executable from mkconfig.c
(using Makefile.host). The top-level Makefile will then execute the
mkconfig program to convert the .config file in the top level directory
into include/nuttx/config.h. config.h is a another version of the
NuttX configuration that can be included by C files.
cmdconfig.c
This C file can be used to build a utility for comparing two NuttX
configuration files.
mkexport.sh and Makefile.export
These implement part of the top-level Makefile's 'export' target. That
target will bundle up all of the NuttX libraries, header files, and the
startup object into an export-able, binary NuttX distribution. The
Makefile.export is used only by the mkexport.sh script to parse out
options from the top-level Make.defs file.
mkversion.c, cfgparser.c, and cfgparser.h
This is C file that is used to build mkversion program. The mkversion
program is used during the initial NuttX build.
When you build NuttX there should be a version file called .version in
the top level NuttX directory (See Documentation/NuttxPortingGuide.html).
The first time you make NuttX, the top-level makefile will build th
mkversion executable from mkversion.c (using Makefile.host). The top-
level Makefile will then execute the mkversion program to convert the
.version file in the top level directory into include/nuttx/version.h.
version.h provides version information that can be included by C files.
mksyscall.c
This is a C file that is used to build mksyscall program. The mksyscall
program is used during the initial NuttX build by the logic in the top-
level syscall/ directory.
If you build NuttX as a separately compiled, monolithic kernel and separate
applications, then there is a syscall layer that is used to get from the
user application space to the NuttX kernel space. In the user application
"proxies" for each of the kernel functions are provided. The proxies have
the same function signature as the kernel function, but only execute a
system call.
Within the kernel, there are "stubs" for each of the system calls. The
stubs receive the marshalled system call data, and perform the actually
kernel function call (in kernel-mode) on behalf of the proxy function.
Information about the stubs and proxies is maintained in a comma separated
value (CSV) file in the syscall/ directory. The mksyscall program will
accept this CVS file as input and generate all of the required proxy or
stub files as output. See syscall/README.txt for additonal information.
bdf-convert.c
This C file is used to build the bdf-converter program. The bdf-converter
program be used to convert fonts in Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF)
into fonts that can be used in the NX graphics system.
Below are general instructions for creating and installing a new font
in the NX graphic system:
1. Locate a font in BDF format,
2. Use the bdf-converter program to convert the BDF font to the NuttX
font format. This will result in a C header file containing
defintions. That header file should be installed at, for example,
graphics/nxfonts/nxfonts_myfont.h.
Create a new NuttX configuration variable. For example, suppose
you define the following variable: CONFIG_NXFONT_MYFONT. Then
you would need to:
3. Define CONFIG_NXFONT_MYFONT=y in your NuttX configuration file.
A font ID number has to be assigned for each new font. The font ID
is defined in the file include/nuttx/nx/nxfonts.h. Those definitions
have to be extended to support your new font. Look at how the font ID
enabled by CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS23X27 is defined and add an ID for your
new font in a similar fashion:
4. include/nuttx/nx/nxfonts.h. Add you new font as a possible system
default font:
#if defined(CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS23X27)
# define NXFONT_DEFAULT FONTID_SANS23X27
#elif defined(CONFIG_NXFONT_MYFONT)
# define NXFONT_DEFAULT FONTID_MYFONT
#endif
Then define the actual font ID. Make sure that the font ID value
is unique:
enum nx_fontid_e
{
FONTID_DEFAULT = 0 /* The default font */
#ifdef CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS23X27
, FONTID_SANS23X27 = 1 /* The 23x27 sans serif font */
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_NXFONT_MYFONT
, FONTID_MYFONT = 2 /* My shiny, new font */
#endif
...
New Add the font to the NX build system. There are several files that
you have to modify to to this. Look how the build system uses the
font CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS23X27 for examaples:
5. nuttx/graphics/Makefile. This file needs logic to auto-generate
a C source file from the header file that you generated with the
the bdf-converter program. Notice NXFONTS_FONTID=2; this must be
set to the same font ID value that you defined in the
include/nuttx/nx/nxfonts.h file.
genfontsources:
ifeq ($(CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS23X27),y)
@$(MAKE) -C nxfonts -f Makefile.sources TOPDIR=$(TOPDIR) NXFONTS_FONTID=1 EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)
endif
ifeq ($(CONFIG_NXFONT_MYFONT),y)
@$(MAKE) -C nxfonts -f Makefile.sources TOPDIR=$(TOPDIR) NXFONTS_FONTID=2 EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)
endif
6. nuttx/graphics/nxfonts/Make.defs. Set the make variable NXFSET_CSRCS.
NXFSET_CSRCS determines the name of the font C file to build when
NXFONTS_FONTID=2:
ifeq ($(CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS23X27),y)
NXFSET_CSRCS += nxfonts_bitmaps_sans23x27.c
endif
ifeq ($(CONFIG_NXFONT_MYFONT),y)
NXFSET_CSRCS += nxfonts_bitmaps_myfont.c
endif
7. nuttx/graphics/nxfonts/Makefile.sources. This is the Makefile used
in step 5 that will actually generate the font C file. So, given
your NXFONTS_FONTID=2, it needs to determine a prefix to use for
auto-generated variable and function names and (again) the name of
the autogenerated file to create (this must be the same name that
was used in nuttx/graphics/nxfonts/Make.defs):
ifeq ($(NXFONTS_FONTID),1)
NXFONTS_PREFIX := g_sans23x27_
GEN_CSRC = nxfonts_bitmaps_sans23x27.c
endif
ifeq ($(NXFONTS_FONTID),2)
NXFONTS_PREFIX := g_myfont_
GEN_CSRC = nxfonts_bitmaps_myfont.c
endif
8. graphics/nxfonts/nxfonts_bitmaps.c. This is the file that contains
the generic font structures. It is used as a "template" file by
nuttx/graphics/nxfonts/Makefile.sources to create your customized
font data set.
#if NXFONTS_FONTID == 1
# include "nxfonts_sans23x27.h"
#elif NXFONTS_FONTID == 2
# include "nxfonts_myfont.h"
#else
# error "No font ID specified"
#endif
Where nxfonts_myfont.h is the NuttX font file that we generated in
step 2 using the bdf-converter tool.
9. graphics/nxfonts/nxfonts_getfont.c. Finally, we need to extend the
logic that does the run-time font lookups so that can find our new
font. The lookup function is NXHANDLE nxf_getfonthandle(enum nx_fontid_e fontid).
The new font information needs to be added to data structures used by
that function:
#ifdef CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS23X27
extern const struct nx_fontpackage_s g_sans23x27_package;
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_NXFONT_MYFONT
extern const struct nx_fontpackage_s g_myfont_package;
#endif
static FAR const struct nx_fontpackage_s *g_fontpackages[] =
{
#ifdef CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS23X27
&g_sans23x27_package,
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_NXFONT_MYFONT
&g_myfont_package,
#endif
NULL
};
Makefile.host
This is the makefile that is used to make the mkconfig program from
the mkconfig.c C file, the cmpconfig program from cmpconfig.c C file
the mkversion program from the mkconfig.c C file, or the mksyscall
program from the mksyscall.c file. Usage:
cd tools/
make -f Makefile.host <program>
mkromfsimg.sh
This script may be used to automate the generate of a ROMFS file system
image. It accepts an rcS script "template" and generates and image that
may be mounted under /etc in the NuttX pseudo file system.
mkdeps.sh
mknulldeps.sh
NuttX uses the GCC compilers capabilities to create Makefile dependencies.
The bash script mkdeps.sh is used to run GCC in order to create the
dependencies. If a NuttX configuration uses the GCC toolchain, its Make.defs
file (see configs/README.txt) will include a line like:
MKDEP = $(TOPDIR)/tools/mkdeps.sh
If the NuttX configuration does not use a GCC compatible toolchain, then
it cannot use the dependencies and instead it uses mknulldeps.sh:
MKDEP = $(TOPDIR)/tools/mknulldeps.sh
The mknulldeps.sh is a stub script that does essentially nothing.
define.sh
Different compilers have different conventions for specifying pre-
processor definitions on the compiler command line. This bash
script allows the build system to create create command line definitions
without concern for the particular compiler in use.
incdir.sh
Different compilers have different conventions for specifying lists
of include file paths on the the compiler command line. This bash
script allows the build system to create include file paths without
concern for the particular compiler in use.
link.sh
winlink.sh
unlink.sh
Different file system have different capabilities for symbolic links.
Some windows file systems have no native support for symbolic links.
Cygwin running under windows has special links built in that work with
all cygwin tools. However, they do not work when Windows native tools
are used with cygwin. In that case something different must be done.
If you are building under Linux or under cygwin with a cygwin tool
chain, then your Make.defs file may have definitions like the
following:
DIRLINK = $(TOPDIR)/tools/link.sh
DIRUNLINK = (TOPDIR)/tools/unlink.sh
The first definition is not always present because link.sh is the
default. link.sh is a bash script that performs a normal, Linux-style
symbolic link; unlink.sh is a do-it-all unlinking script.
But if you are building under cygwin using a Windows native toolchain,
then you will need something like the following in you Make.defs file:
DIRLINK = $(TOPDIR)/tools/winlink.sh
DIRUNLINK = (TOPDIR)/tools/unlink.sh
winlink.sh will copy the whole directory instead of linking it.
NOTE: I have been told that some NuttX users have been able to build
successfully using the GnuWin32 tools and modifying the link.sh
script so that it uses the NTFS mklink command. But I have never
tried that
mkimage.sh
The creates a downloadable image as needed with the rrload bootloader.
indent.sh
This script can be used to indent .c and .h files in a manner similar
to my coding NuttX coding style. It doesn't do a really good job,
however (see the comments at the top of the indent.sh file).
zipme.sh
I use this script to create the nuttx-xx.yy.tar.gz tarballs for
release on SourceForge. It is handy because it also does the
kind of clean that you need to do to make a clean code release.
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