-
Notifications
You must be signed in to change notification settings - Fork 29.8k
Cross Compiling for Debian Based Linux
To build for a target architecture different than the host (e.g. using x64 to build for ARM), you'll need to do the following, in addition to the setup under How to Contribute:
One-Time Setup
-
Install build toolchain and chroot/rootfs prerequisites:
sudo apt-get install qemu qemu-user-static debootstrap gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf
-
Create a chroot/rootfs for the target architecture:
sudo qemu-debootstrap --arch=armhf --variant=minbase xenial rootfs
-
Install libx11-dev on the chroot/rootfs:
sudo chroot rootfs apt-get install -y libx11-dev
Build
Because cross-compiling isn't officially supported by the Visual Studio Code team, some workarounds are required to make the app build correctly:
-
Point to the target toolchain on the build host:
export CC=$(which arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc) export CXX="$(which arm-linux-gnueabihf-g++) -L$(pwd)/rootfs/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/"
note the -L linker argument pointing to the absolute path of libx11 on the chroot/rootfs
-
Tell
yarn
you want to cross-compile native modules for ARM:export npm_config_arch=arm
-
Build VS Code and create a .deb file (for easier installation on the target device) as usual:
yarn yarn run gulp vscode-linux-arm-min yarn run gulp vscode-linux-arm-build-deb
Project Management
- Roadmap
- Iteration Plans
- Development Process
- Issue Tracking
- Build Champion
- Release Process
- Running the Endgame
- Related Projects
Contributing
- How to Contribute
- Submitting Bugs and Suggestions
- Feedback Channels
- Source Code Organization
- Coding Guidelines
- Testing
- Dealing with Test Flakiness
- Contributor License Agreement
- Extension API Guidelines
- Accessibility Guidelines
Documentation