Fred's firmware development diary comments thread

[jharvey]

I know Fred has encouraged me to upgrade some of my old soft. I'm finally biting the bullet, and I'm moving up to FC10. I'm looking to install some of the dev parts, but I don't know what parts to install or how to install them. Some I have installed include git, eclipse, python and gcc. I need to learn about and install the GCC extras. Should I expect the 9S12X extra as a package? Or is it simply a library I have to add some how?

I found Freds notes about his recent PC build, but he just notes what was installed.

Wasn't there some place this basic setup process was documented?

[Fred]

everything except eclipse is just an apt/yum/rpm away - hopefully.

gcc for hc12 is a whole different gcc - should just be an extra install though like m68hc1x-binutils etc

eclipse you just download and unzip then point path at it. very easy. it needs java, give it the latest java6 which should be an apt/yum/etc too.

Fred.

[jharvey]

This is interesting, "yum install eclipse" worked just fine. 300 meg download, but worked just fine.

Here my progress with the hc12 thing.

# yum search binutils
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
=========================================== Matched: binutils ============================================
arm-gp2x-linux-binutils.i386 : Cross Compiling GNU binutils targeted at arm-gp2x-linux
avr-binutils.i386 : Cross Compiling GNU binutils targeted at avr
binutils.i386 : A GNU collection of binary utilities
binutils-devel.i386 : BFD and opcodes static libraries and header files
mingw32-binutils.i386 : MinGW Windows binutils
msp430-binutils.i386 : Cross Compiling GNU binutils targeted at msp430
spu-binutils.i386 : A GNU collection of binary utilities
# yum search m68
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
============================================== Matched: m68 ==============================================
raine.i386 : Arcade emulator focused on Taito and Jaleco games hardware
uade.i386 : Unix Amiga Delitracker Emulator
[root@mythtv ~]# yum search hc1
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Warning: No matches found for: hc1
No Matches found
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A quick google seems to imply others have installed m68hc1x-binutils, so I bet I just need to find the repo that includes it and use that repo. Any suggestions on what repo is a good one to start looking at?

Here are the repos I've got installed now.

fedora.repo mythdora.repo rpmfusion-nonfree.repo
fedora-updates.repo rpmfusion-free.repo rpmfusion-nonfree-updates.repo
livna.repo rpmfusion-free-updates.repo

[Fred]

When I said install eclipse via zip/tgz I meant you *should* do that to get the latest version... probably doesn't matter a whole lot for this application, but there are certain things for which only the latest will do. You can apt-get it for debian too, but even the unstable and experimental branches have a lag on the upstream, as does any redhat repo.

Anyway, not sure about repos for gcc, BUT, I whole heartedly recommend the debian variants as they are patched. You can use alian to install them, or perhaps point at a debian repo? not sure.

When using lots of repos like you are you have to be very careful about what comes from where... or you can end up in quite a mess.

Which version of eclipse do you have now? (btw, the C version of eclipse is only 70 megs to download...)

Fred.

[AbeFM]

<bump> Heh.

Pretty good stuff to see the board alive, even spitting out data. Really we need to try to get the board up and running ASAP, since we now have an official US test vehicle. I'm sure Fearless Leader will have some good ideas to get it all wired up soon, and precious little for me to do.

[Fred]

I fixed your username :-) After seeing it in person I felt it was wrong to leave it as it was.

Really we need to try to get the board up and running ASAP, since we now have an official US test vehicle.

Shhhhhhhhhh, that's top secret ;-)

Fred.

[AbeFM]

My pants feel looser.

[Fred]

My pants feel looser.

Does that feel slightly better?

[sry_not4sale]

Abuse of power! Abuse of power!

[AbeFM]

admin@diyefi.org to 3.5InchesFlacid

show details 2:21 PM (1 hour ago)

Hello 3.5InchesFlacid,

...

No kidding. And to think I was good and didn't steal his ex's screen name from his laptop just to have both sides of the story while I had the chance.... Still, you let these foreigners into the country and everything goes to heck.