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@@ -128,7 +128,14 @@ those looking for a quick-install OpenOCD Dependencies -------------------- -You will need to install the appropriate driver files, if you want to +Presently, GCC is required to build OpenOCD. The developers have begun +to enforce strict code warnings (-Wall, -Werror, -Wextra, and more) and +use C99-specific features: inline functions, named initializers, mixing +declarations with code, and other tricks. While it may be possible to +use other compilers, they must be somewhat modern and could require +extending support to conditionally remove GCC-specific extensions. + +Also, you need to install the appropriate driver files, if you want to build support for a USB or FTDI-based interface: - ft2232, jlink, rlink, vsllink, usbprog, arm-jtag-ew: @@ -139,6 +146,9 @@ build support for a USB or FTDI-based interface: or the Amontec version (from @uref{http://www.amontec.com}), for easier support of JTAGkey's vendor and product IDs. +Many Linux distributions provide these packages through their automated +installation and update mechanisms. + Compiling OpenOCD ----------------- |