build-environment-setup.md

Setting up the build environment in Linux

1. Update and upgrade software packages.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

2. Install git to the computer.

sudo apt-get install git gitk git-gui

3. Configure git to use HTTPS instead of git.

git config --global url."https://github.com/".insteadOf git@github.com:

git config --global url."https://".insteadOf git://

4. Clone the ardupilot repository from github.

cd && git clone https://github.com/ArduPilot/ardupilot.git

5. Perform submodule updates.

cd ardupilot/

git submodule update --init --recursive

6. Install required packages.

Tools/environment_install/install-prereqs-ubuntu.sh -y

7. Update profile.

. ~/.profile

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