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| ==== Using the generated toolchain outside Buildroot |
| |
| You may want to compile, for your target, your own programs or other |
| software that are not packaged in Buildroot. In order to do this you |
| can use the toolchain that was generated by Buildroot. |
| |
| The toolchain generated by Buildroot is located by default in |
| +output/host/+. The simplest way to use it is to add |
| +output/host/usr/bin/+ to your PATH environment variable and then to |
| use +ARCH-linux-gcc+, +ARCH-linux-objdump+, +ARCH-linux-ld+, etc. |
| |
| It is possible to relocate the toolchain - but then +--sysroot+ must |
| be passed every time the compiler is called to tell where the |
| libraries and header files are. |
| |
| It is also possible to generate the Buildroot toolchain in a directory |
| other than +output/host+ by using the +Build options -> Host dir+ |
| option. This could be useful if the toolchain must be shared with |
| other users. |
