Micropython on ARM Linux?

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fish
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Micropython on ARM Linux?

Post by fish » Wed May 25, 2022 6:59 am

Hi,

I'm pretty new to MicroPython, so my question may be stupid, but I didn't find any information so far.

I'm having an ARM-based machine running a pretty stripped down Linux.
Due to resource limitations, I cannot use a full blown python installation, this is why I am interested in running Micropython on this Linux.

It seems like all arm-ports are specifically made to run on microcontroller boards.
Is there a unix-like port for ARM which I am missing?

Thanks in advance,
fish

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Re: Micropython on ARM Linux?

Post by dhylands » Wed May 25, 2022 12:38 pm

The Unix port should work on all variants of Unix, including ARM Linux.

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Re: Micropython on ARM Linux?

Post by pythoncoder » Thu May 26, 2022 9:14 am

The point being that the Unix port is always built from source so the tools on your Linux port will build for the local arch.
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Re: Micropython on ARM Linux?

Post by scruss » Sun May 29, 2022 11:52 am

It might be slightly more difficult to build it on really small Linux boards, such as the Allwinner F1C100s ones with 32 MB RAM or less. I'm not sure if they even have room for a toolchain

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