RTEMS 4.9.6 On-Line Library

Locating the RPMs for your GNU/Linux Distribution

Getting Started with RTEMS

3.1.1: Locating the RPMs for your GNU/Linux Distribution

The RTEMS Project maintains a Yum Repository of RPMs for its toolsets. Whether you use Yum to install the RPMs or download and install them via another procedure, you will need to locate the appropriate set of RPMs on the RTEMS Yum Repository. The following instructions are generalized.

If your host operating system uses Yum and RPMs, then you will only have to download and install two RPMs by hand

Point your browser at http://www.rtems.org/ftp/pub/rtems/linux. In this directory, you will see a list of RTEMS major versions such as 4.11, 4.10, 4.9, etc.. Descend into the appropriate directory for the version of RTEMS you are using.
Now that you are in the directory for a specific RTEMS major version, you will be presented with a list of GNU/Linux distributions. This will include options like redhat, centos, fedora, and suse. Select the appropriate distribution.
Now that you are in the directory for your selected distribution, you will be presented with a list of distribution versions for which RTEMS pre-built RPMs are available. Select the appropriate distribution version.
Now that you are in the directory for the proper version of your selected distribution, you will be presented with a choice of host architecture versions such as i386, i686, and x86_64. Select the appropriate version for your development computer.
At this point, you will have a long list of RPMs to select from.

The RTEMS Projects supports a wide variety of host OS and target combinations. In addition, these toolsets are specific to a particular RTEMS Release Series. Given the large number of possible combinations, the instructions use variables to indicate where versions go in the real package names you will use. These variable are used in the examples of RPM version names:

<VERSION> is the tool version will be found at this location in the RPM name. This will be a release number such as 2.20 or 4.4.5.
<DIST> indicates the GNU/Linux distribution version. This will be a string such as fc14 or el6.
<ARCH> indicates the architecture used for RPMs on your GNU/Linux installation. This will be a string such as i386 or x86_64.
<RPM> indicates the RPM revision level. This will be a single integer.

The tool VERSION and RPM release may vary within the set of current RPMs for a particular RTEMS Release series based upon the target architecture.

If you are using Yum, please continue to the next section. If you are downloading the RPMs to install by hand, then go to the Installing RPMs Without Yum section.

Getting Started with RTEMS