https://allthingsembedded.com/tags/toolchain/Recent content in Toolchain on AllThingsEmbeddedHugoen-usSat, 29 Dec 2018 17:36:13 +0000https://allthingsembedded.com/2018/12/29/cross-compiling-for-embedded-devices/Sat, 29 Dec 2018 17:36:13 +0000https://allthingsembedded.com/2018/12/29/cross-compiling-for-embedded-devices/<p>Developing code for embedded devices is somewhat different from code for mainstream computers. One of these differences is the development environment.</p> <p>Most of the target microcontrollers or microprocessors won&rsquo;t usually be suited for local development. Imagine trying to build your code on the target when the target is a simple 8-bit Microcontroller. First of all you would need a compiler for the target architecture on the target device and it would probably be extra slow and inconvenient. That is the reason behind cross-compilers (provided that the uC has enough power and memory to perform the compilation process).</p>