Installing new libraries/tools in Galileo board

AAshw · ‎05-01-2016

Hey , I have a few queries about installing libraries/tools in the Gen 2 Galileo board .

Firstly , I have been working with Intel Pin , a dynamic instrumentation tool in my Ubuntu desktop. Now , I want to instrument an executable running directly on the galileo board , is it possible to install Pin in the galileo board? What should I do in order to install new packages/software?

Secondly, using the cross compilation toolkit , is it possible to use clang compiler instead of gcc? In this case, clang just needs to be installed in my Desktop right? and what else do i need to make sure ?

I am brand new to this , so I don't exactly understand the work flow. So , it would be great if someone answers the queries in a pretty detailed way. If it is required, I don't use any specific IDE for compilation . I either use ssh and compile it on the board or use the cross compilation toolkit (by sourcing the environment ).

FTinetti · ‎05-02-2016

Hi AshwinG,

Yocto is "yet another" (way of building) Linux. A specific one, but Linux, https://www.yoctoproject.org/ https://www.yoctoproject.org/:

"

It's not an embedded Linux distribution

– it creates a custom one for you

"

I would take a look at pin dependencies, since yocto is not a "full" Linux in the sense it does not include all the standard "features"... e.g. eglibc based image (one of the yocto images) does not use glibc...

"Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) was a variant of the http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/ GNU C Library (GLIBC) that was designed to work well on embedded systems."

(http://www.eglibc.org/home EGLIBC: EGLIBC)

The "package manager" is opkg, and there are many threads on opkg and yocto-related packages, such as and .

I think that if pin dependencies are already fulfilled I would try to install tools directly from sources... but I'm far from being an expert.

Fernando.

AAshw · ‎05-02-2016

I have been wanting to do these two things. Install Pin and a static taint analysis tool - Clang static analyzer in this case . So , you are saying it doesn't matter whether my Desktop already has clang installed , I have to install everything manually again for the Galileo board right?

FTinetti · ‎05-02-2016

AshwinG wrote:

I have been wanting to do these two things. Install Pin and a static taint analysis tool - Clang static analyzer in this case . So , you are saying it doesn't matter whether my Desktop already has clang installed , I have to install everything manually again for the Galileo board right?

Sorry, maybe I did not explain very well... I was trying to answer

AshwinG wrote:

... , is it possible to install Pin in the galileo board? What should I do in order to install new packages/software?

I don't know about cross-compiling for Galileo... Anyhow, in this particular case I'd install and develop everything in Galileo (taking into account dependencies, see my previous post), but it's about my choice...

Fernando.