This article aims to explain How to download and install the latest X-LINUX-QT Distribution Package for the STM32 microprocessor series.
1. Prerequisites
Refer to the detailed prerequisites here.
2. Install the STM32MPU OpenSTLinux Distribution Package
As prerequisite to X-LINUX-QT Distribution Package, you need to get and install the STM32MPU OpenSTLinux Distribution Package v6.0.0.
The way to proceed is given in STM32MPU_Distribution_Package article.
3. Install X-LINUX-QT Distribution Package
To install the X-LINUX-QT Distribution Package follow the below steps
3.1. Clone the meta-st-x-linux-qt git repository
cd <Distribution Package installation directory>
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git clone -b v2.0.0 https://github.com/STMicroelectronics/meta-st-x-linux-qt.git layers/meta-st/meta-st-x-linux-qt |
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3.2. Clone the meta-qt git repository
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git clone -b unknown package unknown package |
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3.3. Setup the build environment
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cd <Distribution Package installation directory> source layers/meta-st/scripts/envsetup.sh bitbake-layers add-layer ../unknown package ../layers/meta-st/meta-st-x-linux-qt |
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4. Re-build the X-LINUX-QT Starter Package
To rebuild the X-LINUX-QT Starter Package, user must install the X-LINUX-QT Distribution Package (as explained in previous chapter), set up the environment and run the adequate bitbake command as below:
bitbake st-image-qt package-index
The output will be the "full image" files for the st-image-qt.
5. Re-build the X-LINUX-QT Developer Package
To rebuild the X-LINUX-QT Developer Package, user must install the X-LINUX-QT Distribution Package (as explained in previous chapter), set up the environment and run the adequate bitbake command as below:
bitbake st-image-qt -c do_populate_sdk
The output will be the full SDK installer for the st-image-qt.
