Can't install compilation packages - ubuntu 16.04

[rhubarbdog]

Hi, I want to be able to compile my own firmware, but i am using a ubuntu 16.04 clone. I've been following the discussion #604 but it seem's that the OP has dropped out of the discussion. I follow the reasoning that ppa/ppamiller is no longer required and procede to follow the instructions in README.md. when i type sudo apt-get install cmake ninja-build gcc-arm-none-eabi srecord libssl-dev it terminates with the error

Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/binutils-arm-none-eabi_2.26-4ubuntu1+8_amd64.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/gcc-arm-none-eabi_15%3a4.9.3+svn231177-1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[carlosperate]

Could you try to run this and see if it works on its own?

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:team-gcc-arm-embedded/ppa
sudo apt-get update -qq
sudo apt-get install -y gcc-arm-embedded

[rhubarbdog]

Could you try to run this and see if it works on its own?

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:team-gcc-arm-embedded/ppa
sudo apt-get update -qq
sudo apt-get install -y gcc-arm-embedded

all worked with no errors to reports

when i try sudo apt-get install cmake ninja-build gcc-arm-none-eabi srecord libssl-dev it reports

(Reading database ... 355816 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../binutils-arm-none-eabi_2.26-4ubuntu1+8_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking binutils-arm-none-eabi (2.26-4ubuntu1+8) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/binutils-arm-none-eabi_2.26-4ubuntu1+8_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/arm-none-eabi-elfedit', which is also in package gcc-arm-embedded 7-2018q2-1~xenial1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Preparing to unpack .../gcc-arm-none-eabi_15%3a4.9.3+svn231177-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking gcc-arm-none-eabi (15:4.9.3+svn231177-1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/gcc-arm-none-eabi_15%3a4.9.3+svn231177-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/arm-none-eabi-c++', which is also in package gcc-arm-embedded 7-2018q2-1~xenial1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu10) ...

terminating in

Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/binutils-arm-none-eabi_2.26-4ubuntu1+8_amd64.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/gcc-arm-none-eabi_15%3a4.9.3+svn231177-1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[carlosperate]

Hi @rhubarbdog,

Doing apt-get install gcc-arm-embedded should get you the GCC ARM compiler already, so there is no need to include gcc-arm-none-eabi in the next command. Can you try instead:

sudo apt-get install cmake ninja-build srecord libssl-dev

So, in summary, it would be:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-gcc-arm-embedded/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gcc-arm-embedded
sudo apt-get install cmake ninja-build srecord libssl-dev

[rhubarbdog]

That has appeared to work. Nothing new was added this time so the last attempt must have had an element of success. What now? Continue to follow the instructions in the README.md?

[rhubarbdog]

hi I tried sudo -H pip3 install yotta and got these errors. I notice one if for pywinusb i'm using linux is that not microsoft?

pyocd 0.14.1 requires enum34, which is not installed.
pyocd 0.14.1 requires hidapi, which is not installed.
pyocd 0.14.1 requires pywinusb>=0.4.0, which is not installed.
pygithub 1.43.3 has requirement requests>=2.14.0, but you'll have requests 2.9.1 which is incompatible.

[carlosperate]

Did the error messages stop the installation? Or was yotta still installed and accessible via command line? I think you can ignore the pywinusb error/warning as it should only install on Windows.

If Yotta is not installed, could you copy/paste the entire pip intall output?

[rhubarbdog]

i type mkdir bbc-microbitthen cd bbc-microbit yt target bbc-microbit-classic-gcc-nosd nothing is output which means yotta has sufficently installed otherwise yt .... would result in error yt: command not found. I then type yt up and get error messages

error: No module.json file.
error: The current directory does not contain a valid module.

i'm unable to provide output from pip3 without typing something like sudo -H pip3 install --no-cache --upgrade yotta

[rhubarbdog]

I include missing steps: 1) Download project by clicking Download or Clone button above 2) unzip micropython-master 3) change to that directory cd micropython-master 4) yt up

[rhubarbdog]

typing make all results in following errors

/home/phil/bbc-microbit/micropython-master/yotta_modules/mbed-classic/api/FileBase.h:40:31: fatal error: sys/syslimits.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
error: command ['ninja'] failed
Makefile:19: recipe for target 'yotta' failed
make: *** [yotta] Error 1

[rhubarbdog]

got it to work. produced a micropython-master/build/firmware.hex and tried it on a program it worked There is incorrect info in README.md and some missing steps and information omitted . Do you want me to update README.md with my/our findings?

[1lzx]

how to relax

[1lzx]

/home/phil/bbc-microbit/micropython-master/yotta_modules/mbed-classic/api/FileBase.h:40:31: fatal error: sys/syslimits.h: No such file or directory compilation terminated. ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed. error: command ['ninja'] failed Makefile:19: recipe for target 'yotta' failed make: *** [yotta] Error 1

/**/ Could you tell me how to solve this problem?

[rhubarbdog]

See the README.md in repository https://github.com/rhubarbdog/micropython that has good information on install. Follow the steps exactly. Edit

Note you need to be in the readme-mods branch of that repository