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@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ Build Your Own Rockbox
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
+3. Make sure you have sh/arm/m68k-elf-gcc and siblings in the PATH. Make sure
+ that you have 'perl' in your PATH too. Your gcc cross compiler needs to be
+ a particular version depending on what player you are compiling for. These
+ can be acquired with the rockboxdev.sh script in the /tools/ folder of the
+ source, or will have been included if you've installed one of the
+ toolchains or development environments provided at http://www.rockbox.org/
+
+ $ which sh-elf-gcc
+ $ which perl
+
4. In your build directory, run the 'tools/configure' script and enter what
target you want to build for and if you want a debug version or not (and a
few more questions). It'll prompt you. The debug version is for making a
@@ -32,19 +42,13 @@ Build Your Own Rockbox
5. *ploink*. Now you have got a Makefile generated for you.
-6. Make sure you have sh/arm/m68k-elf-gcc and siblings in the PATH. Make sure
- that you have 'perl' in your PATH too.
-
- $ which sh-elf-gcc
- $ which perl
-
-7. Run 'make' and soon the necessary pieces from the firmware and the apps
+6. Run 'make' and soon the necessary pieces from the firmware and the apps
directories have been compiled, linked and scrambled for you.
$ make
$ make zip
-8. unzip the rockbox.zip on your music player, reboot it and
+7. unzip the rockbox.zip on your music player, reboot it and
*smile*.
Whenever the tools/configure script gets updated, you can make your makefile