RocketBoards Cyclone V - Linux Compilation

[Joseph5]

Hello

I am trying to follow the instructions shown in Rocketboards site.

Compiling Linux | Documentation | RocketBoards.org

Installing all the prerequisites under Ubuntu:

shaul@shaul-VirtualBox:~/angstrom-build$ cat /proc/version
Linux version 4.15.0-142-generic (buildd@lgw01-amd64-039) (gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.12)) #146~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 13 09:27:15 UTC 2021
shaul@shaul-VirtualBox:~/angstrom-build$

When running the "repo init" command as described there an error is displayed:

shaul@shaul-VirtualBox:~/angstrom-build$ repo init -u git://github.com/Angstrom-distribution/angstrom-manifest -b angstrom-v2019.06-warrior File "/home/shaul/angstrom-build/.repo/repo/main.py", line 79
file=sys.stderr)
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
shaul@shaul-VirtualBox:~/angstrom-build$

shaul@shaul-VirtualBox:~/angstrom-build$ python2 repo init -u git://github.com/Angstrom-distribution/angstrom-manifest -b angstrom-v2019.06-warrior
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/shaul/angstrom-build/.repo/repo/main.py", line 42, in <module>
from git_config import RepoConfig
File "/home/shaul/angstrom-build/.repo/repo/git_config.py", line 774
self._Set(f'superproject.{key}', value)
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
shaul@shaul-VirtualBox:~/angstrom-build$

Neither Python2.7 nor Python 3.5 work with the reop script.

As a consequence, building Linux image fails for the Cyclone V and it is not usable.

Furthermore, for some reason, I cannot enter to Rocketboards site, not can I register.

Kindly your comments,

Joseph G.

[JingyangTeh]

Hi Joseph

I would recommend that you refer to the newer revision for the CycloneV build.

That could be found also in rocketboard.

https://www.rocketboards.org/foswiki/Documentation/BuildingBootloaderCycloneVAndArria10

You could refer to the section "Building Linux Binaries".

Regards

Jingyang, Teh

[JingyangTeh]

Hi Joseph

Any update on this case?

Regards

Jingyang, Teh

[JingyangTeh]

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[Joseph5]

Hi Jingyang

Thank you for your comment.

I will look into the new workflow, and let you know what comes out of this.

Looking forward your support.

Thank you and best regards,

Joseph Gabbay

[Joseph5]

Hן Jingyang

Thank you for your answer. and sorry for not catching it earlier.

Just returned to work after the weekend

I will try the newer revision and send a feedback

Regards

Joseph Gabbay

[Joseph5]

Hello

Just to update.

I created a new UBUNTU Linux VM, and compiled a kernel from the YOCTO project on  that UBUNTU 18.04 VBOX machine.

This kernel is running successfuly on QEMU86x 32bit emulator.

Compiling it took about 5 hours, and 3-4 commands + a small configuration setting change.

I am looking for a similar solution, that will allow a simple compilation process, for the Cyclone V board.

The resulting image should contain SW debugging support (GDB and ARM-DS).

If possible to emulate the SD image on a PC, that can be helpful.

Regards,

Joseph Gabbay

[Joseph5]

Hello dear Jingyang,

I tried to follow the exact procedure as said in the workflow 

https://www.rocketboards.org/foswiki/Documentation/BuildingBootloaderCycloneVAndArria10

For now, I am stuck on the U-Boot compilation: 

Configure and build U-Boot:

yossi@CycloneV-VBox:~/devel/cyclonev/cv_example.sdmmc/cv_soc_devkit_ghrd/software/bootloader/u-boot-socfpga$ make socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig
YACC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c
/bin/sh: 1: bison: not found
scripts/Makefile.lib:224: recipe for target 'scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c' failed
make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c] Error 127
Makefile:574: recipe for target 'socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig' failed
make: *** [socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig] Error 2

What should be done now?

Thank you and kind regards,

Joseph Gabbay

[Joseph5]

Hello Again

I took the specified U-Boot version: 

git checkout -b test-bootloader -t origin/socfpga_v2021.10

Then installed the "Prerequisites" for Linux Binaries, as stated in the procedure.

Now the command

cd $TOP_FOLDER/cv_soc_devkit_ghrd/software/bootloader/u-boot-socfpga
export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-
make socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig

works.

I would suggest telling that in the documentation.

Kind Regards,

Joseph Gabbay

[Joseph5]

Hello dear Jingyang,

U-Boot compilation passed.

The next challenge is compiling zImage.

The following step passes.

yossi@CycloneV-VBox:~/devel/cyclonev/cv_example.sdmmc/linux/linux-socfpga.a9$ make socfpga_defconfig

but the next step fails complaining about missing include file:

yossi@CycloneV-VBox:~/devel/cyclonev/cv_example.sdmmc/linux/linux-socfpga.a9$ make -j 48 zImage Image dtbs modules
HOSTCXX scripts/gcc-plugins/arm_ssp_per_task_plugin.so
In file included from /home/yossi/devel/cyclonev/gcc-arm-11.2-2022.02-x86_64-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf/bin/../lib/gcc/arm-none-linux-gnueabihf/11.2.1/plugin/include/gcc-plugin.h:28:0,
from scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-common.h:7,
from scripts/gcc-plugins/arm_ssp_per_task_plugin.c:3:
/home/yossi/devel/cyclonev/gcc-arm-11.2-2022.02-x86_64-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf/bin/../lib/gcc/arm-none-linux-gnueabihf/11.2.1/plugin/include/system.h:698:10: fatal error: gmp.h: No such file or directory
#include <gmp.h>
^~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile:48: recipe for target 'scripts/gcc-plugins/arm_ssp_per_task_plugin.so' failed
make[2]: *** [scripts/gcc-plugins/arm_ssp_per_task_plugin.so] Error 1
scripts/Makefile.build:540: recipe for target 'scripts/gcc-plugins' failed
make[1]: *** [scripts/gcc-plugins] Error 2
Makefile:1203: recipe for target 'scripts' failed
make: *** [scripts] Error 2
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
yossi@CycloneV-VBox:~/devel/cyclonev/cv_example.sdmmc/linux/linux-socfpga.a9$

Any idea of what is wrong?

Kind regards,

Joseph Gabbay