Cross compile with linaro #2954

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1. beckerhe commented on Oct 28, 2021

   

   beckerhe

   on Oct 28, 2021

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   We unfortunately don't have any specific instructions. But I can quickly outline how it should work:

   1. The build workflow is based on the Conan package manager which supports cross compilation. Details are here: https://docs.conan.io/en/latest/systems_cross_building/cross_building.html#using-a-profile
   2. The linked section describes how to create a conan profile for cross compilation. You have to put this profile into your ~/.conan/profiles directory.
   3. I assume you only want to cross-compile the service. So you have to add the following to your profile:

   [options]
   OrbitProfiler:with_gui=False
   

   4. Then you can call ./build.sh <your_profile_name> from the Orbit repo root. This will create a build directory named build_<your_profile_name> and start the build. You should be able to find the compiled binary in build_<your_profile_name>/bin/OrbitService.

   Cheers,
   Henning
2. tjohnsonhvac commented on Oct 28, 2021

   

   tjohnsonhvac

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   I do have conan already set up to cross compile conan packages with the compiler (not the easiest to set up... lol), Ill give it a go.

   when running as a service on linux, is there a way to connect a gui from windows so that we can use that super nice interface you guys have?
3. beckerhe commented on Oct 28, 2021

   

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   Yes, but it's not super straight forward. You need an SSH tunnel to your embedded device that is forwarding port 44765. On the command line it's something like this: ssh -L 44765:localhost:44765 <hostname>.

   Then you can start the UI with the option --local. In Windows .\Orbit.exe --local which makes it try to connect to localhost:44765.

   If SSH is not an option you could also change the source code such that the --local option connects directly to an arbitrary hostname and such that the service listens on all interfaces. Currently both is hardcoded to localhost. If that's interesting to you I can look up the correct places in code.
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   converted this issue into a discussion #4447 on Nov 21, 2022