Tag Archives: gpsim

Install or update mplabx, gputils, gpsim and sdcc

This is a summary of the steps involved in setting up development tools under Linux for Microchip PIC microcontrollers.

I have created Ubuntu Trusry packages for the most recent versions of gputils, psim and sdcc, and also updated the MPLAB X toolchain plugin for sdcc.

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gpsim, Ubuntu and the case of the missing GUI

Update 13/1/2015

Following an upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 I wanted to install gpsim again. I was pleased to see that it was included in the standard repositories and so I duly installed the stock packages. However, as soon as tried to use it the problems started. After a bit of fiddling around it became obvious that gpsim was compiled for the stock package with the GUI disabled and so a recompile was in order.

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