Set up the compilation environment for ESP8266-RTOS-SDK using Git on Windows

Software to be installed：

1. Git Bash
2. Python Environment，ESP8266 Master require Python v3 environment. Please check “add to PATH” while installing

• Open Git Bash，Enter a local disk，create an empty folder, enter the folder you just created
  
  

cd D:

mkdir ESP8266

cd ESP8266

• Enter ESP8266 directory and clone ESP8266_RTOS_SDK ，For more recourses: Espressif Systems。

git clone -b v3.4 https://github.com/espressif/ESP8266_RTOS_SDK.git

• Go to the ESP8266_RTOS_SDK directory，running the folling command to clone the submodule repository：

cd ESP8266_RTOS_SDK

git submoudule update --int --recursive

git pull

• Configure environment variables for ESP8266_RTOS_SDK

export IDF_PATH=$(pwd)

• Execute the required toolchain

./install.sh

. ./export.sh

• Now you can test the example routines, for example:

cd examples/get-started/hello_world

idf.py build

idf.py -p COM31  flash monitor

• If you need to modify the code of “ESP8266_RTOS_SDK” for further development, you can set up the environment by installing “Visual Studio Code” IDE. Then, open ESP8266_RTOS_SDK for code editing within the “Visual Studio Code” environment：

• Alternatively, in the “Git Bash” terminal, run the command “‘code .’” to open the currently compiled ESP8266_RTOS_SDK directly in “Visual Studio Code”.

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For more guide:

• ESP8266_RTOS_SDK (IDF Style) Programming Guide

• Windows上 ESP8266 环境搭建【教程】