How do I provide tool for different platforms?

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I want to provide a tool for different platforms. Namely, I have compiled a custom version of bossac. I am providing it via git repository for Linux: GitHub - Miceuz/tool-bossac-catnip: Basic Open Source SAM-BA Application (BOSSA) updated version for Platformio

In my platformio.ini I specify it like this:

platform_packages = 
  tool-bossac@https://github.com/Miceuz/tool-bossac-catnip

Now I want to also provide windows version. I would like it to be transparent for the user. I.e. I would like it setup so that user does not have to specify different tool packages for linux and windows. How do I do that? Where can I find documentation for all of this - package.json and tool distribution?

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Upload your Windows, Linux etc packages to the registry via pio pkg publish and wait for it to be greenlighted, then specify that in the platformio.ini.

For referencing /installing a package:
https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/userguide/pkg/cmd_install.html#package-specifications

For package.json: No good PlatformIO-side documention exists. Adapt the previous package.json of the tool-bossac at least in regards to the version and system fields.

{
  "name": "tool-bossac",
  "version": "1.10700.190624",
  "description": "Basic Open Source SAM-BA Application (BOSSA)",
  "keywords": [
    "tools",
    "uploader"
  ],
  "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
  "system": [
    "linux_armv6l",
    "linux_armv7l",
    "linux_armv8l"
  ],
  "repository": {
    "type": "git",
    "url": "https://github.com/shumatech/BOSSA"
  }
}

For possible values of system, see https://api.registry.platformio.org/v3/packages/platformio/tool/tool-bossac.

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3

Thanks a lot for your response, it was as simple as adding windows binary (having the same name for the binary across different platforms helps) and specifying several systems.

4

Well that’s kind of a hack, PlatformIO doesn’t expect a combined Linux + Windows package, but… if it work for you.