Build the BSP

You can use the QNX Momentics IDE or the commandline on Linux or Windows to build an image.

Generic instructions on how to extract and build a BSP can be found in the Building Embedded Systems guide, available as part of the QNX Software Development Platform 8.0 documentation.

For instructions on how to build using the IDE, see Build the BSP (IDE). For generic information on how to build using the IDE, see the IDE User's Guide as part of the QNX SDP 8.0 documentation.

If you plan to work with multiple, different BSPs, we recommend that you create a top-level BSP directory, then create subdirectories for each different BSP. The directory you create for each BSP will be that BSP's root directory (BSP_ROOT_DIR). This allows you to conveniently switch between different BSPs by simply setting the BSP_ROOT_DIR environment variable.

This BSP includes prebuilt IFS images that are provided as convenience for you to quickly get QNX OS running on your board, however these prebuilt images might not have the same components as your development environment.

For this reason, we recommend that you rebuild the IFS image on your host system to ensure that you pick up the same components from your development environment.

To build your BSP, complete the following tasks:

1. Build the BSP, either using the commandline or the QNX Momentics IDE.
2. Create a bootable USB device using your host or using a VMWare machine running QNX OS.