Build an example application#

To build an example application, follow these steps.

Open the GCC Arm embedded toolchain command window. To launch the window on the Windows operating system, select Start -> Programs -> GNU Tools ARM Embedded <version> -> GCC Command Prompt.

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Change the directory to the example application project directory, which has a path similar to the following:
```
<install_dir>/boards/<board_name>/<example_type>/<application_name>/armgcc
```
For this example, the exact path is:
```
<install_dir>/boards/evkmimx8ulp/demo_apps/hello_world/armgcc
```
Type build_debug.bat at the command-line or double-click the build_debug.bat file in Windows Explorer to perform the build. The output is as shown in Figure 2.

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Note: To run the application, see the Run an application using imx-mkimage.

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