How to download unbundled GNU Tools for STM32

[Bryce Schober]

Where can I download an archive of the GNU Tools for STM32 separate from the STM32Cube IDE?

Alternatively where can I find your open-sourced patches that you list in the information center?

[Bryce Schober]

@Markus GIRDLAND​ Since you commented on the related thread "What are the GNU Tools for STM32 patches ..." a while ago, can you speak to my question? Or maybe @mattias norlander​ ?

Ideally, the GNU Tools for STM32 patches and releases with binary archives would be made available via another repo on the https://github.com/STMicroelectronics organization. Don't the open-source licenses obligate you to make the patches available?

[Pavel A.]

@Bryce Schober​The Toolchain manager widget of CubeIDE can discover and download toolchains released after CubeIDE releases, both ST and ARM versions.

So these toolchain packages are already available online...

[mattias norlander]

Hi Bryce,

As Pavel mentioned, toolchains are available via toolchain manager. If you really the toolchain in a zip-file I suppose we can provide some specific zip-file in a file share. Drop me your e-mail address in PM, the one on you profile does not work. Which OS?

[Igor Petrov]

I wonder is there a specific reason why toolchains could not just be available under the "Software Development Tools" section?

There are some valid use cases for stand-alone toolchains. For example, when developing an application in Cube IDE, and also wanting to use exactly the same toolchain in CI/CD system. Bundling the entire CubeIDE to run it in headless mode is "little" excessive.

[Pavel A.]

A good idea. Would be useful for restrictive environments where CubeIDE cannot go to the web and download stuff. Even thru a proxy.

[FRieb.1]

Hi there,

Is there any news about this?

[JFieb]

This is a great idea!

The Toolchain Manager is a awesome feature but it is slow to launch and update. Our projects are not using the current default toolchain. A simple way to download the same GNU Tools for STM32 binaries would be great to get them on the CI/CD system, and also to speed up installing the dev environment for new developers.

[Bryce Schober]

Just by way of followup, ST now offers the STM32CubeCLT, described as "an all-in-one multi-OS command-line toolset, which is part of the STM32Cube ecosystem".

As with all ST packages, it's kinda annoyingly wrapped in a .zip file, but it seems like it might fulfill my basic desires at the time, which are:

1. It is actually possible to download programmatically, if you try hard enough
2. The "Generic Linux Installer" is a self-extracting shell script bundle that will allow you (with effort) to do a non-interactive installation into your location of choice

[jemason]

I am also looking for a way to use an older toolchain within a custom docker image for CI/CD. Has there been any further information on downloadable toolchains outside of the Toolchain Manager?