On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 5:16 AM, Matthias Trute <mtr...@web.de> wrote:
> Hi Andreas, > > > This past weekend I have begun porting amforth to build with avr-as so > that > > the whole thing can be built using 100% free software. > > Did you convert the files manually or with a tool? > Much of it was done manually but I also stepped through the source files with some regular expressions. > > > > There are some things left to do such as doubling addresses because gas > is > > byte oriented, not word oriented. I also need to deal with the fact that > > GNU avr-as is a single pass assembler and can't ".org" backwards. Also > what > > could I do about .overlap? > > There a a few org's spread around the sources, .overlap is basically > the same. > > Sounds like gnu-as is not suitable, what a pity. Avra is 100% > FOSS, compatible with the AVR tool and the only thing it needs > is an active maintainer, that collects all the patches around. > I've heard with all of them applied, amforth can be built. > Hm. I had no idea Avra was so close to being usable for building amforth which is why I chose the expansive gcc infrastructure. I will start trawling the web for patches because I think most would prefer Avra's syntax to the avr-as syntax anyway (unless writing a C compiler, maybe). If anyone has some links to Avra patches on-hand I would much appreciate them! > > > This will likely not work on the first try so I am interested to know > what > > I could do as a recovery process. AVRdude apparently requires a > functioning > > bootloader. > > No, it doesn't. It just need a programmer. That *can* be a software > bootloader, but amforth does not cooperate with them well (Enoch will > tell you about boofa as the one exception) > Yep, I figured out that my $30 buspirate ( http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Bus_Pirate_AVR_Programming ) works great as a programmer too. Thanks, Andreas > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT > organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance > affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your > Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics > Pro! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Amforth-devel mailing list for http://amforth.sf.net/ > Amforth-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amforth-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WatchGuard Dimension instantly turns raw network data into actionable security intelligence. It gives you real-time visual feedback on key security issues and trends. Skip the complicated setup - simply import a virtual appliance and go from zero to informed in seconds. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=123612991&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Amforth-devel mailing list for http://amforth.sf.net/ Amforth-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amforth-devel
