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title: "Build Instructions"
summary: "Instructions for setting up the workspace and building noxos"
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**DISCLAIMER:** To build this project you need a linux system (WSL could work for windows users, but I haven't tested it)
First you need to clone the repository:
`git clone https://git.nerdcult.net/noxos/kernel`
then there are a few tools required, that need to be installed:
* **gcc** - compiler
* **ld** - linker
* **nasm** - assembler
* **cmake** - build system
* **xorriso** - ISO creation tools
* **qemu** - emulator
* **ovmf** - UEFI firmware
you can check if you have all tools installed, with `./build.sh check`.
There is a shell script to setup the workspace and compile.
Just run it using the following commands:
```bash
cd noxos
./build.sh
```
If the Bootloader ([limine](https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine)) isn't downloaded yet, the script will download it.
The final ISO file will be written to the *build* directory.
To launch the ISO, run the `run.sh` script.
# BIOS Emulation
To emulate a BIOS system, you can run `./run.sh bios`.
# Debugging
## Logs
When running through the script, qemu is configured to write the kernels logs to *STDOUT* and a file called *noxos.log*.
## GDB
You can connect GDB to qemu.
To achieve this, run `./run.sh debug`.
QEMU will wait until you connect GDB to it as a 'remote' target on `localhost:1234`.
```bash
gdb build/cmake/kernel/kernel
target remote localhost:1234
c
```
(note, that the last to commands have to be 'executed' in gdb not in your shell)