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5. Nios® II Software Build Tools
You can invoke the Nios® II SBT through either of the following user interfaces:
- The Eclipse™GUI
- The Nios® II Command Shell
The purpose of this chapter is to make you familiar with the internal functionality of the Nios® II SBT, independent of the user interface employed.
- "Getting Started with the Graphical User Interface"
- "Getting Started from the Command Line"
This chapter assumes you are familiar with the following topics:
- The GNU make utility. Intel FPGA recommends you use version 3.80 or later. On the Windows platform, GNU make version 3.80 is provided with the Nios® II EDS.
You can obtain general information about GNU make from the Free Software Foundation, Inc. website.
- Board support packages.
Depending on how you use the tools, you might also need to be familiar with the following topics:
- Micrium MicroC/OS-II.
For information, refer to MicroC/OS-II - The Real Time Kernel by Jean J. Labrosse (CMP Books).
- Tcl scripting language.
Section Content
Road Map for the SBT
Makefiles
Nios II Embedded Software Projects
Common BSP Tasks
Details of BSP Creation
Tcl Scripts for BSP Settings
Revising Your BSP
Specifying BSP Defaults
Device Drivers and Software Packages
Boot Configurations for Altera Embedded Software
Altera-Provided Embedded Development Tools
Restrictions