RTEMS build process

[joel at OARcorp.com (joel at OARcorp.com)]

On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Tim Drury wrote:

> >    When you use libgloss+newlib, all you have to do is specify a couple of
> >    command line options to gcc to switch boards.  I don't see why 
> > RTEMS has
> >    to be substantially more difficult. 
> > 
> > It doesn't.  In practice, however, the libgloss/newlib options only
> > work for specific demo boards.  They're convenient when first trying
> > out the toolset on a demo board.  When it cames time for the actual
> > project, though, libgloss is modified for the actual hardware.
> > 
> 
> Along these lines it would be nice to have a procedure for building your
> own BSP.  I've been some 332 boards and I'm going to port RTEMS and 
> (possible) eCOS to them.  I'm documenting the procedure and I intend
> this project to be open source, but it would be nice to see someone
> else's procedure to help me out.

There is a new manual called "BSP and Device Driver Howto" that had not
been reviewed enough to be included in 4.0.  It is approximately 75 pages
and attempts to cover the basics.

--joel
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