| ## Prerequisites |
| |
| You'll need Bazel (v7.0.0 or higher) or Bazelisk (a self-updating Bazel |
| launcher) to build the Pico SDK. |
| |
| We strongly recommend you set up |
| [Bazelisk](https://bazel.build/install/bazelisk). |
| |
| ### Linux |
| |
| Use your favorite package tool to install dependencies. For example, on Ubuntu: |
| |
| ```console |
| sudo apt install build-essential libudev-dev |
| ``` |
| |
| On Linux you can add udev rules in order to run picotool without sudo: |
| |
| ```console |
| sudo cp udev/60-picotool.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/ |
| ``` |
| |
| ### macOS |
| |
| To build on macOS, you'll need to ensure Xcode is installed. |
| |
| ```console |
| xcode-select --install |
| ``` |
| |
| ### Windows |
| |
| To build on Windows, you must install [Visual Studio for Desktop Development With C++](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/features/cplusplus/). |
| |
| ## Building picotool |
| |
| From the root of the picotool repository, run Bazel with the following command: |
| |
| ```console |
| bazelisk build //:picotool |
| ``` |
| |
| ## Running picotool |
| |
| To run picotool, run the binary built by Bazel: |
| |
| ```console |
| ./bazel-bin/picotool |
| ``` |
