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526 <section id='installing-the-toolchain'> 526 <section id='installing-the-toolchain'>
527 <title>Installing the Toolchain</title> 527 <title>Installing the Toolchain</title>
528 <para> 528 <para>
529 You can download a tarball with the pre-built toolchain, which includes the 529 You can download a tarball installer, which includes the pre-built toolchain, the
530 <filename>runqemu</filename> 530 <filename>runqemu</filename>
531 script and support files, from the appropriate directory under 531 script, and support files from the appropriate directory under
532 <ulink url='&YOCTO_TOOLCHAIN_DL_URL;'></ulink>. 532 <ulink url='&YOCTO_TOOLCHAIN_DL_URL;'></ulink>.
533 Toolchains are available for 32-bit and 64-bit development systems from the 533 Toolchains are available for 32-bit and 64-bit development systems from the
534 <filename>i686</filename> and <filename>x86-64</filename> directories, respectively. 534 <filename>i686</filename> and <filename>x86-64</filename> directories, respectively.
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
539 </para> 539 </para>
540 540
541 <literallayout class='monospaced'> 541 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
542 poky-eglibc-&lt;<emphasis>host_system</emphasis>&gt;-&lt;<emphasis>arch</emphasis>&gt;-toolchain-gmae-&lt;<emphasis>release</emphasis>&gt;.tar.bz2 542 poky-eglibc-&lt;<emphasis>host_system</emphasis>&gt;-&lt;<emphasis>arch</emphasis>&gt;-toolchain-gmae-&lt;<emphasis>release</emphasis>&gt;.sh
543 543
544 Where: 544 Where:
545 &lt;<emphasis>host_system</emphasis>&gt; is a string representing your development system: 545 &lt;<emphasis>host_system</emphasis>&gt; is a string representing your development system:
@@ -552,26 +552,33 @@
552 </literallayout> 552 </literallayout>
553 553
554 <para> 554 <para>
555 For example, the following toolchain tarball is for a 64-bit development 555 For example, the following toolchain installer is for a 64-bit development
556 host system and a 32-bit target architecture: 556 host system and a 32-bit target architecture:
557 </para> 557 </para>
558 558
559 <literallayout class='monospaced'> 559 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
560 poky-eglibc-x86_64-i586-toolchain-gmae-&DISTRO;.tar.bz2 560 poky-eglibc-x86_64-i586-toolchain-gmae-&DISTRO;.sh
561 </literallayout> 561 </literallayout>
562 562
563 <para> 563 <para>
564 The toolchain tarballs are self-contained and must be installed into <filename>/opt/poky</filename>. 564 Toolchains are self-contained and by default are installed into <filename>/opt/poky</filename>.
565 The following commands show how you install the toolchain tarball given a 64-bit development 565 However, when you run the toolchain installer, you can choose an installation directory.
566 host system and a 32-bit target architecture. 566 </para>
567 The example assumes the toolchain tarball is located in <filename>~/toolchains/</filename>. 567
568 You must have your working directory set to root before unpacking the tarball: 568 <para>
569 The following command shows how to run the installer given a toolchain tarball
570 for a 64-bit development host system and a 32-bit target architecture.
571 The example assumes the toolchain installer is located in <filename>~/Downloads/</filename>.
572 <note>
573 If you do not have write permissions for the directory into which you are installing
574 the toolchain, the toolchain installer notifies you and exits.
575 Be sure you have write permissions in the directory and run the installer again.
576 </note>
569 </para> 577 </para>
570 578
571 <para> 579 <para>
572 <literallayout class='monospaced'> 580 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
573 $ cd / 581 $ ~/Downloads/poky-eglibc-x86_64-i586-toolchain-gmae-&DISTRO;.sh
574 $ sudo tar -xvjf ~/toolchains/poky-eglibc-x86_64-i586-toolchain-gmae-&DISTRO;.tar.bz2
575 </literallayout> 582 </literallayout>
576 </para> 583 </para>
577 584