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xPack Windows Build Tools v4.2.1-1 released

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Liviu Ionescu (ilg)
Liviu Ionescu (ilg)

Version 4.2.1-1 is maintenance release; it updates to the latest BusyBox.

This is the xPack distribution of Windows Build Tools (formerly part of the GNU MCU/ARM Eclipse project).

There are separate binaries for Windows (x64 and x86).

Download​

The binary files are available from GitHub Releases.

Install​

The easiest way to install this specific version, is by using xpm:

xpm install @xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools@4.2.1-1.1 --verbose

Comprehensive instructions for installing xPack Windows Build Tools on different platforms can be found in the Install Guide.

Compliance​

The xPack Windows Build Tools uses programs from other projects.

The current version is based on:

Changes​

There are no functional changes from original projects..

Bug fixes​

  • none

Enhancements​

  • none

Known problems​

  • none

Documentation​

  • none

Supported platforms​

Only binaries for Windows are provided.

The binaries were built using the xPack Build Box (XBB), a set of build environments based on slightly older distributions, that should be compatible with most recent systems.

  • x86/x64 Windows: all binaries were built with mingw-w64 GCC 9.3, running in an Ubuntu 12 Docker container

Build​

The scripts used to build this distribution are in:

  • distro-info/scripts

For the prerequisites and more details on the build procedure, please see the README-MAINTAINER page.

Travis tests​

  • none

Tests​

The binaries were testes on Windows 10 Pro 32/64-bit.

The tests consist in running Eclipse builds.

In all cases, install the archive in Downloads and configure the path in Eclipse.

Checksums​

The SHA-256 hashes for the files are:

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xpack-windows-build-tools-4.2.1-1-win32-ia32.zip

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xpack-windows-build-tools-4.2.1-1-win32-x64.zip

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