Re: FW: TS-Linux

[Sriharsha Vedurmudi <sriharsha.v@redpinesignals.com>]

The Wells Family wrote:

>We are building a robot and are running TS-Linux on it (I believe it is a
>variant of redhat).  The point is we do have much space on the robot but we
>want to add the ability to compile C/C++ programs using makefiles.  I am not
>sure where to download just these components or how to get them installed. 
>Where should we start?  Thanks.
>
>  
>
1. Use RT-Linux/uCOS/ThreadX/QNX or a similar RTOS for robots/real-time 
applications.
2. If it already does not come pre-installed with the compiler you are 
looking for, see if GNU GCC supports that platform/processor. If it 
does, the best thing is to build gcc with ONLY C front end enabled and 
also remove unwanted/unnecessary options.
3. If it does not come with GNU GCC or if GCC does not support that 
processor/platform, you need to port it to that processor.

So, first you visit GNU site gcc.gnu.org and check if your processor is 
supported. If not, search the net for any C compiler that does. When 
everything fails, in your interest, you can start a Porting Project (if 
it is worthy enough for your project).

Cheers,
Harsha.

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