Compile binaries for octoprobe

This github workflow will create the following artifacts:

binaries/x86_64/picotool
binaries/aarch64/picotool

The workflow is triggered by every push.

These binaries will the installed with octoprobe. See the installation instructions for octoprobe!

Links

https://faelpinho.medium.com/how-to-install-picotool-on-manjaro-linux-6a5a3cfaf743

https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool

https://jensd.be/1126/linux/cross-compiling-for-arm-or-aarch64-on-debian-or-ubuntu

https://amgaera.github.io/blog/2014/04/10/cross-compiling-for-raspberry-pi-on-64-bit-linux/

Build system directory structure

This applies for docker_compile.sh AND the github workflow.

Directory	Comment
$WORKDIR/build_binaries	https://github.com/octoprobe/build_binaries
$WORKDIR/support_picotool
$WORKDIR/pico-sdk	https://github.com/raspberrypi/pico-sdk.git
$WORKDIR/picotool	https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool.git
$WORKDIR/usbhubctl	https://github.com/octoprobe/usbhubctl.git
$MOUNTDIR/binaries/...
$MOUNTDIR/binaries.tgz

docker_compile.sh

This script will compile everything as the github workflow would.

Eventually, a binaries.tgz file is created.

Releases and Tags

Add a tag and push

git tag -a v0.0.1 -m v0.0.1
git push
git push --tags

To remove a tag

git push --delete origin v0.0.1
git tag -d v0.0.1