This repository provides information and links to GNU/GCC toolchains synchronized with real-time-cpp. They can be used (among other purposes) for building the reference application (ref_app) for embedded targets and the examples on Win* and/or *nix.

The references usually include GNU/GCC toolchains built to run on Win* and also toolchains built to run on *nix (and maybe others). The Win* versions, in particular, can be used by developers who optionally run the builds in the real-time-cpp repository on Win* batches or in Microsoft(R) VisualStudio(R). Other standalone uses for any of these toolchains are, of course, possible.

The toolchains are typically completely moveable, entirely dependency-free (no DLLs), and built to run out-of-the-box.

Consult the links for the relevant toolchain(s) either in the table above or in the ref_app/tools/Util/msys64/usr/local directory.

Consider, for instance, the gcc-avr toolchain. It available in the release(s) of ckormanyos/avr-gcc-build.

The entire content of the relevant toolchain's directory are intended to be moved or copied to the corresponding ref_app folder in real-time-cpp.

In steps:

• Move or Copy: real-time-cpp-toolchains/ref_app/tools -> real-time-cpp/ref_app/tools.
• Identify: real-time-cpp/ref_app/tools/Util/msys64/usr/local.
• Find toolchain folder, for example: gcc-13.2.0-avr.
• Populate gcc-13.2.0-avr with toolchain retrieved from release or similar.
• Use a similar process if a different toolchain is needed (like for ARM(R), or others).

These steps are depicted in the images below.

With the toolchain(s) and tools in place, we are now ready to build with MSVC.

The GNU/GCC toolchains harmonize for use with the real-time-cpp repository.

• Clone (or get zip of) the real-time-cpp repository, which is the main companion code for the book.
• Consult the toolchain's notes in the real-time-cpp-toolchains repository, which is this repository.
• Get the needed toolchain from its release or third-party location. Save it and extract its archive.
• Move or copy the extracted toolchain to the corresponding location in the real-time-cpp repository directory tree.
• Open the ref_app.sln VisualStudio(R) solution as shown below.
• Select the solution configuration and rebuild it. The results are placed in the temporary ref_app/bin directory