2007/3/14, Hans de Goede <j.w.r.degoede@xxxxxx>:
Trond Danielsen wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I just created a new SIG: Fedora Embedded systems special interest group. > > I have been a Fedora user for several years, and the one thing that I > have been missing the most is tools for embedded software development. > Many popular microcontrollers and DPS's such as Atmel AVR and AVR32, > PIC, 8051 and Analog Devices Blackfin are supported by open source > tools, but these have until now been missing from the Fedora > repositories. > > What I want is to see as many of these tools availble in Fedora. Some > packages have already been included, and other have been submitted for > review. A list of submitted packages is available here: > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/TrondDanielsen. > > Support for embedded systems development depend on the guidelines for > cross-compilers, and a preliminary for these guidelines is availbe > from this page: > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras/SIGs/CrossCompiling > I must say I'm a bit disappointed to not see my (well received) proposal for cross-gcc guidelines on this page, but instead a link to an old, stale incomplete, never publicly discussed guideline attempt under the Packaging hierarchy, to me sig specific guidelines belong under the SIG hierarchy where they can be freely edited and not under the closeddown Packaging hierachy, worse in this case the guideline proposal pointed to has not seen any attention for over a year and was never publicly discussed.
I am sorry for not having updated the guidelines yet. I have been busy lately, but it's getting closer to the top of my TODO list. Due to this feedback I will push it further up, and have it ready by tonight. The finished guidelines should indeed be under the corresponding SIG, but I was (mistakenly) under the impression that since they were not completed yet, the correct location was in the Draft section. Please correct me if I am wrong; remember I am a n00b when it comes to how many of these things are organized.
> If you think this sounds interesting, and want to help out, check out > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras/SIGs/Embedded > This sounds like something which can better be done under the Cross sig, when you have cross tools you naturally want support for programmers, remote debuggers simulators etc.
Ok, I agree, there is no need to separate these two. However, I think Embedded System Development is a more describing name that Cross Compiling. As you said, you usually want programmers, debuggers etc., but Cross Compiling does not explicitly indicate that. Before this turn into a marketing/branding/flamewar, I'll just say that as long as the support for such tools improve, I am happy, whatever the umbrella is :). -- Trond Danielsen -- fedora-extras-list mailing list fedora-extras-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-extras-list
