# Linux i686

Configuration

  platform = `linux_i686`

Linux i686 (32-bit) is a Unix-like and mostly POSIX-compliant computer operating system (OS) assembled under the model of free and open-source software development and distribution. Using host OS (Mac OS X or Linux 32-bit) you can build native application for Linux i686 platform.

For more detailed information please visit vendor site.

Contents

- Examples

- Stable and upstream versions

- Packages

## Examples

Examples are listed from Linux i686 development platform repository:

- hello-world

## Stable and upstream versions

You can switch between stable releases of Linux i686 development platform and the latest upstream version using platform option in “platformio.ini” (Project Configuration File) as described below.

### Stable

    ; Latest stable version
    [env:latest_stable]
    platform = linux_i686
    board = ...

    ; Custom stable version
    [env:custom_stable]
    platform = linux_i686@x.y.z
    board = ...

### Upstream

    [env:upstream_develop]
    platform = https://github.com/platformio/platform-linux_i686.git
    board = ...

## Packages

Name | Description
--- | ---
toolchain-gcclinux32 | GCC for Linux i686