Valgrind for ARM

This is how I prepared Valgrind for my ARM device:

1. Download valgrind 3.6.1 and untar the package

2. Download a version of the Code Sourcery toolchain

    * I used the Sourcery G++ Lite 2010q1-202 for ARM GNU/Linux

3. Add the Code Sourcery toolchain to the PATH, you'll need it later

$ PATH=<somewhere>/arm-2010q1/bin:$PATH

4. How to cross compile Valgrind:

$ export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabi-
$ export CC=${CROSS_COMPILE}gcc
$ export CPP=${CROSS_COMPILE}cpp
$ export CXX=${CROSS_COMPILE}g++
$ export LD=${CROSS_COMPILE}ld
$ export AR=${CROSS_COMPILE}ar
$
$ ./configure --target=arm-none-linux-gnueabi \
              --host=armv7-none-linux-gnueabi \
              --prefix=<installation-path> \
              CFLAGS=-static
$ make
$ make install

5. Create a directory in your ARM device with the name of the installation path (see above for prefix)  

# mkdir -p  <installation-path>

6. Copy all the content from the installation in your host machine to the installation patch in your ARM device

7. Add Valgrind binary location to the PATH in your device:

# PATH=<installation-path>/bin:$PATH

8. Now, you are ready to play with Valgrind:

# cat /proc/cpuinfo
Processor: ARMv7 Processor rev 10 (v7l)
# valgrind
valgrind: no program specified
valgrind: Use --help for more information.

# valgrind --version
valgrind-3.6.1

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