Guide to Installing Build Tools

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Building SDK code out of the box requires a number of tools. This section explains how to install the following tools:

Prerequisite URL Downloads -----—
Python 2.7 https://www.python.org python 2.7.12 installers
SCons 2.4 http://www.scons.org scons-2.4.1.zip
Parts 0.11 https://bitbucket.org/sconsparts/parts/downloads parts-0.11.1.zip


Installing Python

  1. Download and install Python according to the installation procedure for your platform.
  2. Make sure that the Python directory and the Python scripts directory are in the path.

To verify that Python installed correctly, run: 

    > python --version


Installing SCons

After Python is installed, install SCons.

  1. Download and extract the files from the SCons archive.
  2. To install SCons, go to the directory with the extracted files and run: 
     > python setup.py install
Note
You may need administrative privileges to execute this command.


To verify that SCons installed correctly, run: 

    > scons --version


Installing Parts

After SCons is installed, install Parts.

  1. Download and extract the files from the Parts archive.
  2. To install Parts, go to the directory with the extracted files and run: 
     > python setup.py install
Note
You may need administrative privileges to execute this command.


To verify that Parts installed correctly, run: 

    > python -c "import pkgutil; print 'Parts is installed' if 'parts' in [str(n) for _, n, _ in pkgutil.iter_modules()] else 'Parts module is not found'"