The Unix version ---------------- The "unix" port requires a standard Unix-like environment with gcc and GNU make. This includes Linux, BSD, macOS, and Windows Subsystem for Linux. The x86 and x64 architectures are supported (i.e. x86 32- and 64-bit), as well as ARM and MIPS. Making a full-featured port to another architecture requires writing some assembly code for the exception handling and garbage collection. Alternatively, a fallback implementation based on setjmp/longjmp can be used. To build (see section below for required dependencies): $ cd ports/unix $ make submodules $ make Then to give it a try: $ ./build-standard/micropython >>> list(5 * x + y for x in range(10) for y in [4, 2, 1]) Use `CTRL-D` (i.e. EOF) to exit the shell. Learn about command-line options (in particular, how to increase heap size which may be needed for larger applications): $ ./build-standard/micropython -h To run the complete testsuite, use: $ make test The Unix port comes with a built-in package manager called `mip`, e.g.: $ ./build-standard/micropython -m mip install hmac or $ ./build-standard/micropython >>> import mip >>> mip.install("hmac") Browse available modules at [micropython-lib](https://github.com/micropython/micropython-lib). See [Package management](https://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/reference/packages.html) for more information about `mip`. External dependencies --------------------- The `libffi` library and `pkg-config` tool are required. On Debian/Ubuntu/Mint derivative Linux distros, install `build-essential`(includes toolchain and make), `libffi-dev`, and `pkg-config` packages. Other dependencies can be built together with MicroPython. This may be required to enable extra features or capabilities, and in recent versions of MicroPython, these may be enabled by default. To build these additional dependencies, in the unix port directory first execute: $ make submodules This will fetch all the relevant git submodules (sub repositories) that the port needs. Use the same command to get the latest versions of submodules as they are updated from time to time. After that execute: $ make deplibs This will build all available dependencies (regardless whether they are used or not). If you intend to build MicroPython with additional options (like cross-compiling), the same set of options should be passed to `make deplibs`. To actually enable/disable use of dependencies, edit the `ports/unix/mpconfigport.mk` file, which has inline descriptions of the options. For example, to build the SSL module, `MICROPY_PY_SSL` should be set to 1.