Setup Guide for Development Environment on Linux for Arm Compiler
Table of Contents
Install Basic Tools and Dependencies
First, update your package manager and install essential tools required for building and managing software projects:
sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get -y install git wget make python3 zip unzip python-is-python3
Install CMake
Download CMake 4.1.2 for Linux. CMake is vital for configuring, generating, and managing build processes in a platform-independent manner:
wget https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v4.1.2/cmake-4.1.2-linux-x86_64.sh
sudo bash ./cmake-4.1.2-linux-x86_64.sh --skip-license --exclude-subdir --prefix=/usr/local
Install Ninja Build System
Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed, which CMake can utilize to manage builds:
wget https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v1.13.1/ninja-linux.zip
unzip ninja-linux.zip
mkdir /opt/ninja
mkdir /opt/ninja/bin
sudo cp ninja /opt/ninja/bin/
sudo chmod a+x /opt/ninja/bin/*
Add Ninja to PATH:
export PATH=/opt/ninja/bin:$PATH
Make it permanent:
echo 'export PATH=/opt/ninja/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
Install Python
Python 3.13.x or newer is required to run configuration tools (menuconfig, kconfig) and to execute scripts used during SDK build and setup.
Choose one of the options below:
Option A: System Python (if already 3.13.x+)
python3 --version
Option B: pyenv (recommended if you need to install Python 3.13.x)
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y build-essential zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev libgdbm-dev \
libnss3-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev libffi-dev wget curl
curl https://pyenv.run | bash
export PATH="$HOME/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"
eval "$(pyenv init -)"
eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"
pyenv install 3.13.7
pyenv local 3.13.7
python3 --version
Optional: make pyenv available in future shells (skip this if you prefer to enable pyenv manually per shell):
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'eval "$(pyenv init -)"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"' >> ~/.bashrc
If you chose the optional lines above, restart your shell or run source ~/.bashrc to apply them.
Install OpenOCD
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y openocd
openocd --version
Install the ARM Compiler
Download Arm Compiler 6.19 for Linux: Arm Compiler 6.19
sudo mkdir -p /home/temp
sudo tar -xzf ARMCompiler6.19_standalone_linux-x86_64.tar.gz -C /home/temp
cd /home/temp
sudo ./install_x86_64.sh --i-agree-to-the-contained-eula --no-interactive -d /home/arm_compiler/
export PATH=$PATH:/home/arm_compiler/bin
export AC6_TOOLCHAIN_6_19_0=/home/arm_compiler/bin
export ARMLMD_LICENSE_FILE=<license-file>
Make it permanent:
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/home/arm_compiler/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export AC6_TOOLCHAIN_6_19_0=/home/arm_compiler/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export ARMLMD_LICENSE_FILE=<license-file>' >> ~/.bashrc
Debug Steps
For debug capabilities - download debian file of Ozone debugger from the link below: Segger Ozone download page Then install it using the commands below:
sudo apt install build-essential
sudo dpkg --install Ozone_Linux_V334_x86_64.deb