The development host is the machine that you will be using to develop Linux applications, debug Linux applications, download the latest sources from repositories, interacting with the target board and reflashing the board with U-Boot. If you have any questions about your host system, you can ask them here.

For more information on these topics please check:

• Installing / Configuring Linux
• Using CoLinux in Windows
• Terminal Programs
• toolchain
• Simulators
• make
• Debuggers
• flashing
• Version Control Systems
• Patches and Diffs
• An introduction to quilt tool
• eclipse
• blackfin_live_sources (instead of using a release)