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TinyOS Release 1.0.0
RPM TinyOS-1.0.0-1
October 14, 2002

The Linux version of TinyOS is installed using an RPM. Following are the steps to take to download and install the RPM. Here’s a description of what the Linux RPM does.

1. 1.3 JDK
   TinyOS recommends the 1.3 Java JDK from IBM. If you already have a 1.3 JDK installed, please modify the rest of the instructions, most notably the environment variable section, accordingly. If you don’t already have a 1.3 JDK, you can download an RPM for the recommended version here. Install the RPM like this

% su root
# rpm -i IBMJava2-SDK-1.3.1-2.0.i386.rpm

2. java.comm
   TinyOS requires the java.comm libraries for Linux. You can download the RPM at here. Install the RPM like this:

% su root
# rpm -i IBMJava2-JAVACOMM-1.3.1-2.0.i386.rpm

3. AVR Development tools
   Download the AVR tools’ RPM here. Install the RPM like this:

% su root
# rpm -i avr-TOSdevtools-3.1.1-1.i386.rpm

4. TinyOS
   Download the TinyOS RPM here. Install the RPM like this:

% su root
# rpm -i TinyOS-1.0.0-1.i386.rpm

5. Graphviz
   The AT&T freeware package ‘graphviz’ is necessary to generate TinyOS documentation. You can download the graphviz RPM here. Install the RPM like this:

% su root
# rpm -i graphviz-1.8.10-4.rpm.i386.rpm

6. Environment
   To complete the installation, ensure that your PATH and CLASSPATH environment variables include the following. If your JDK is in a different location, modify the classpath accordingly.

a. CLASSPATH
Add the following to your CLASSPATH environment variable:
/opt/IBMJava2-13/lib:/opt/IBMJava2-13/jre/lib:/usr/local/src/tinyos-1.x/tools/java:.

b. PATH
Add the following to your PATH environment variable:
/opt/IBMJava2-13/bin:/opt/avrgcc/bin

At this point, you’re ready to compile your first TinyOS program.  We recommend starting at Lesson 1 of the tutorial to confirm that your setup is correct, and proceeding from there. Please see the support page for more information.

Note that the RPM places the tinyos-1.x development tree under /usr/local/src and sets the owner to be root. You can modify the tree’s permissions post-installation to be owned by another user or be writeable by everyone. You can even move the entire tinyos-1.x tree to another location. If you choose to move the entire tree, be sure to do the following:

1. update the CLASSPATH environment variable to include the correct path to tinyos-1.x/tools/java (see above).
2. define an environment variable TOSDIR to point to the new equivalent of /usr/local/src/tinyos-1.x/tos. For example, if I move my tree to /home/kwright/src/uc/tinyos-1.x, I would define the environment variable in csh like so: ‘% setenv TOSDIR /home/kwright/src/uc/tinyos-1.x/tos’.

Installation instructions for older versions:

• 0.6.1 RPM Installation (May 2002)