Hi Peter/Matthew,
Peter Naulls wrote:
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Matthew Howkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I am not sure how best to add the Module source to the CVS
> > repository, because BASIC files are binary, and don't lend
> > themselves to CVS diff showing changes easily - CVS works better
> > with text files. I am open to suggestions on how best to handle
> > this.
>
> You could save them as plain text (BasText). This isn't too hard to
> change back and forth.
`SAVETEXT' in BASIC isn't it? And they *Run just fine; BASIC tokenises
them on the fly.
> > Incidentally, the method I am using for generating modules is to
> > assemble them under Linux/x86 using the GNU binutils setup for ARM
> > code. This way the module source is plain text, and can be assembled
> > anywhere the GNU tools are available. Does anyone think this is the
> > best way to add source code for support modules to ArcEm?
>
> You mean, anywhere that ARM targetted binutils are available; but
> anyone can install binutils-multiarch (Debian) or download an x86-ARM
> cross compiler. This is probably the best solution, and in the
> fullness of time, we'll be able to use the same code to directly
> generate modules using GCC+binutils in RISC OS. The alternative is to
> have them in AOF assembler, and use GCCSDK to assemble them.
For those of us that are out of date in this area, can you correct my
understanding.
The C/assembler source can be cross-compiled to RISC OS ARM
modules/executables using Free Software tools centered around GNU GCC on
Unix platforms, and this should be possible under RISC OS too using the
same tools sometime soon (GCCSDK). Does this mean OSLib's available to
get all the RO API definitions too?
If so, it gets my vote:
* It doesn't bar RO-only developers.
* It can extend to building another OS, e.g. Linux/ARM, executable.
* All the source is buildable even if the user doesn't have a RO ROM
image, they just need the right Free tools.
Cheers,
Ralph.
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