Introduction

NCAR In-Situ Data Acquisition Software

How to Build and Install NIDAS for ARM and Intel Systems

Building NIDAS requires the the gcc and g++ compilers, the flex parser, and the scons build tool.

NIDAS uses various other software, such as xerces-c, xmlrpc++, bluez for bluetooth, and the Linux kernel headers for building kernel modules

On RedHat systems, yum install the nidas-build package from the EOL repository before building nidas. Installing that package will ensure that your development system has the required software to do a build.

How to Build and Install NIDAS for All Supported Hosts

• cd src
• scons install

Setting install destination with PREFIX

The value of PREFIX defaults to /opt/nidas. It can be changed with a scons runstring variable:

• cd src
• scons PREFIX=/usr install

How to Build NIDAS for Build Host's Architecture

• cd src
• scons BUILDS=host
• scons BUILDS=host install

How to Build NIDAS for ARM

On RedHat systems, yum install the nidas-ael package from the EOL repository. Installing that package will ensure that your development system has the required software to do a build for ARM systems.

Then make sure arm-linux-g++, and the other arm tools are available and in your path. For example:

• sh/bash: PATH=/opt/arcom/bin:$PATH
• csh/tcsh: set path = (/opt/arcom/bin $path)
• cd src
• scons BUILDS=arm
• scons BUILDS=arm install
• cd src
• scons BUILDS=armbe
• scons BUILDS=armbe install

Directory of NIDAS Installation

$PREFIX defaults to /opt/nidas. It can be changed with a scons runstring variable.

$PREFIX/bin

Executables for the host system

$PREFIX/lib

Libraries for the host (libnidas.so, libnidas_dynld.so)

$PREFIX/modules

Kernel modules for the host

$PREFIX/include

C/C++ header files

$PREFIX/arm/bin

Executables for ARM

$PREFIX/arm/lib

Libraries for ARM (libnidas.so, libnidas_dynld.so)

$PREFIX/arm/modules/viper

Kernel modules for Eurotech Viper CPU

$PREFIX/arm/modules/titan

Kernel modules for Eurotech Titan CPU

$PREFIX/armbe/bin

Executables for big-endian ARM

$PREFIX/armbe/lib

Libraries for big-endian ARM (libnidas.so, libnidas_dynld.so)

$PREFIX/armbe/modules/vulcan

Kernel modules for Eurotech Vulcan CPU