A binary distribution of GNU AArch64 Embedded GCC.
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Overview

The xPack GNU AArch64 Embedded GCC is an alternate binary distribution that complements the official GNU AArch64 Embedded Toolchain maintained by Arm.

Benefits

The main advantages of using the xPack GNU AArch64 Embedded GCC are:

  • a convenient, uniform and portable install/uninstall/upgrade procedure, the same procedure is used for all major platforms (Intel Windows 64-bit, Intel GNU/Linux 64-bit, Arm GNU/Linux 64/32-bit, Intel macOS 64-bit, Apple Silicon macOS 64-bit)
  • a convenient integration with Continuous Integration environments, like GitHub Actions
  • a better integration with development environments like Eclipse Embedded CDT.

All binaries are self-contained, they include all required libraries, and can be installed in any location.

Compatibility

The xPack GNU AArch64 Embedded GCC is fully compatible with the original GNU AArch64 Embedded Toolchain distribution by Arm.

Occasionally, when bugs are discovered and the yearly Arm release schedule would add unacceptably long delays, the xPack GNU AArch64 Embedded GCC moves ahead of Arm and uses more recent tools versions that fix the bugs.

Install

The details of installing the xPack GNU AArch64 Embedded GCC on various platforms are presented in the separate install page.

Documentation

The original GNU GCC documentation is available online.

Support

For the various support options, please read the separate support page.

Change log

The release and change log is available in the repository CHANGELOG.md file.

Build details

For those interested in building the binaries, please read the README-MAINTAINER page. However, the ultimate source for details are the build scripts themselves, all available from the  aarch64-none-elf-gcc-xpack.git/scripts folder.

Releases

See the releases pages.