Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 6-7.
The crosstool-NG running
This is a nice-looking tool but what do you do with it? I shall show you how to configure the crosstool-NG tool in
the next section. In case you're not familiar with ncurses, here is a quick rundown on how to use it.
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First, use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate up, down, and left or right.
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Use Enter to select a menu item and the spacebar to toggle between options.
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You will notice three buttons at the bottom of the screen: Select, Exit, and Help. You can select
each one of these by using the Tab key or you may have noticed that a letter in each word is
red. The red letter indicates that it is a hotkey. Pressing “H” when you have selected an item
will bring you to the help screen.
Configuring crosstool-NG
There are a lot of menus and options in crosstool-NG. A lot of them you won't need to worry about, so don't feel too
intimidated by the sheer number of options.
Paths and Misc Options
The first menu item, “Paths and Misc Options,” and its suboptions mainly look after the way the crosstool-NG works
and how to control its behavior. You should not need to change anything in this section. Feel free to take a look in this
section but it's not wise to change any of the options unless you have a good reason to do so.
