Install GCC cross compiler for ARM Cortex-A/R/M processors. On debian 8.4 this worked.
$ apt-get remove binutils-arm-none-eabi
$ apt-get remove gcc-arm-none-eabi
$ add-apt-repository ppa:terry.guo/gcc-arm-embedded
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install gcc-arm-none-eabi
$ make CROSS=1
To compile any of these examples, the "driver" folder must be copied to that example