Re: [racket-dev] Possible build platform for ARM

2010-10-07 Thread Tony Garnock-Jones
Neil Van Dyke wrote: For testing, I think you need not just the target processor but also various OS and chipset/firmware stuff. Indeed. It's a thorny issue. The Openmoko phone, for instance, had a custom configuration of qemu that simulated the GSM radio, the GPS, the sound chip etc etc. Q

Re: [racket-dev] Possible build platform for ARM

2010-10-07 Thread Neil Van Dyke
I've found "qemu" to be a godsend for systems work, though very slow compared to real metal, unless you're using virtualization extensions like KVM. I don't know how ARM "qemu" hosted on fast non-ARM hardware compares to native on typical ARM hardware, but I'm not too optimistic about that unt

Re: [racket-dev] Possible build platform for ARM

2010-10-07 Thread Tony Garnock-Jones
Noel Welsh wrote: Also, if someone had an accessible ARM device any crazy people who were developing, e.g., assemblers, on Racket would be able to target that platform (and hence iPhone, iPad, and Android devices). You know qemu's ARM emulation is fairly complete, right? Tony

[racket-dev] Possible build platform for ARM

2010-10-07 Thread Noel Welsh
Some time ago Jay asked if anyone had a hardware suggestion for an ARM PC. I don't think anyone answered; in my case that was because there wasn't a capable device that I knew of. The Pandaboard -- http://pandaboard.org/ -- which is supposed to start shipping this month looks like it might be viabl