From a7d8540bff5ca5d67c6f99b8c0301dadf053958e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Braun Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 09:34:26 -0700 Subject: docs: Add comment on chmod+x for SDKs if necessary There are cases where downloading the SDK does not preserve the 'x' bits for the SDK .sh file. This explains how to circumvent that problem. --- host/docs/usrp_e320.dox | 13 ++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'host/docs/usrp_e320.dox') diff --git a/host/docs/usrp_e320.dox b/host/docs/usrp_e320.dox index ae549ce4f..c0555c34d 100644 --- a/host/docs/usrp_e320.dox +++ b/host/docs/usrp_e320.dox @@ -567,11 +567,18 @@ to mirror its environment. To unpack the SDK, simply execute it after downloading it: + $ cd /usr/local/share/uhd/images # Change this to where your images are stored $ ./oecore-x86_64-cortexa9hf-neon-toolchain-nodistro.0.sh -This will prompt you for an installation path. Please ensure you have -sufficient disk space, as each of the SDKs may require several gigabytes of -disk space (depends on the image flavor selected). +If this doesn't work, the executable permissions of the file might have been +lost (this can occur with some versions of Python). In that case, add those +permissions back before executing the `.sh` file: + + $ chmod +x oecore-x86_64-cortexa9hf-neon-toolchain-nodistro.0.sh + +Executing the `.sh` file will prompt you for an installation path. Please +ensure you have sufficient disk space, as each of the SDKs may require several +gigabytes of disk space (depending on the image flavor selected). This will allow you to compile UHD as well as (depending on the image flavor) other software. -- cgit v1.2.3