My Question: How do I integrate a package into LTIB that requires i)environment variables to be configured in order to run on a target, ii)has no makefile, and iii) has pre-compiled libraries and an application
Hello,
I am currently trying to build the pylon SDK for the ARM I.MX6 and using LTIB. A few points to consider.
1) The package doesn't have a makefile (there are samples that do.)
2) The package contains a static library and dynamically linked libraries (compiled for ARM already) and header files.
3) There is an application included in the package.
I could probably manually copy the file over to rootfs (and the spec file provides a means of doing this.) But I would be left with environment variables
that are not set on the target. How could I pre-set those environment variables?
Other suggestions are welcome.
Thanks.
Details below:
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The installation notes require these steps which don't involve LTIB or crosscompiling (first basically untar the package on the target):
1. Change to the directory which contains this INSTALL file, e.g.:
cd ~/pylon-4.0.0-x86
2. Extract the corresponding SDK into /opt
sudo tar -C /opt -xzf pylonSDK*.tar.gz
3. Install udev-rules to set up permissions for basler USB cameras
./setup-usb.sh
4. Unplug and replug all USB cameras to get the udev rules applied.
5. Execute /opt/pylon4/bin/PylonViewerApp to test your cameras.
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Next, set up environment variables (presumably before running the application.):
Setting up environment variables:
export PYLON_ROOT=/opt/pylon4
export GENICAM_ROOT_V2_3=${PYLON_ROOT}/genicam
mkdir -p $HOME/genicam_xml_cache
export GENICAM_CACHE_V2_3=$HOME/genicam_xml_cache
Example command for adding the library directories to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH
# (for Linux ARM)
${PYLON_ROOT}/lib
${GENICAM_ROOT_V2_3}/bin/Linux32_ARM
${GENICAM_ROOT_V2_3}/bin/Linux32_ARM/GenApi/Generic
variable for Linux ARM platforms:
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${PYLON_ROOT}/lib:${GENICAM_ROOT_V2_3}/bin/Linux32_ARM:${GENICAM_ROOT_V2_3}/bin/Linux32_ARM/GenApi/Generic:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
