Contents

eCos ™ User's Guide

Copying terms

Trademarks

Part I: The eCos Configuration Tool 1

Getting Started

Introduction

Invoking the eCos Configuration Tool

The Component Repository

eCos Configuration Tool Documents

Getting Help

Context-sensitive Help for Dialogs

Context-sensitive Help for Other Windows

Context-sensitive Help for Configuration Items

Methods of Displaying HTML Help

Customization

Screen Layout

Updating the Configuration

Adding and Removing Packages

Platform Selection

Using Templates

Searching

Building

Selecting Build Tools

Selecting User Tools

Execution

Properties

Creating a Shell

Keyboard Accelerators

Part II: eCos Programming Concepts and Techniques 44

CDL Concepts

The Component Repository and Working Directories

Component Repository

Build Tree

Install Tree

Application Build Tree

Compiler and Linker Options

Compiling a C Application

Compiling a C++ Application

Debugging Techniques

Tracing

Kernel Instrumentation

Part III: Configuration and the Package Repository 63

Manual Configuration

Directory Tree Structure

Creating the Build Tree

Building the System

Packages

Coarse-grained Configuration

Fine-grained Configuration

Editing an eCos Savefile

Editing the Sources

Modifying the Memory Layout

Managing the Package Repository

Package Installation

Package Structure

Part IV: Special Topics 97

Real-time Characterization

Methodology

Using these Measurements

Influences on Performance

Measured Items

Sample Numbers

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