How to install sdk on a custom Linux machine?

[Sourabh-ALTEN]

Hello,

I want to install the SDK on a custom Linux machine. The Linux will be built using either Buildroot or Yocto. Is there any way to do this?

[bretambrose]

I don't think anyone working on the SDKs has experience in either of those environments. You might get a better response in a forum dedicated to them.

[Sourabh-ALTEN]

Hello @bretambrose I managed to cross-compile the SDK for aarch64. But only https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-python-v2/tree/main/awsiot files are installed. But not the https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-python-v2/tree/main/samples . Is this expected?

[MikeDombo]

Samples don't get installed, they're just python so there isn't anything to compile. You just run them using the instructions in the readme.

[MikeDombo]

The meta-aws repository comes with recipes to build various AWS components in Yocto, including the device SDK: https://github.com/aws4embeddedlinux/meta-aws/blob/master/recipes-sdk/aws-iot-device-sdk-python-v2/aws-iot-device-sdk-python-v2_1.12.4.bb

[Sourabh-ALTEN]

@MikeDombo Yes, I saw this a bit late! I had already started with Buildroot. I think it's better to include this in Readme for people who are working on custom Linux distributions.

[Sourabh-ALTEN]

Hello @bretambrose @MikeDombo I have a question regarding the wheel available for awsiotsdk https://pypi.org/project/awsiotsdk/#files. Can this be used on all target machines? No architecture specific wheels are available for awsiotsdk

[MikeDombo]

Yes, the awsiotsdk is pure python. The native code is in awscrt - https://pypi.org/project/awscrt/#files

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