Re: [ECOS] Alert: SPARClite gdb bux (and fix)

["Gene Kozin" <gkozin@c-cube.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Hugo Tyson <hmt@cygnus.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 8:18 AM
Subject: [ECOS] Re: ecos/20273 [ECOS] Alert: SPARClite gdb bux (and fix)


>
> Now, that bug is genuine, and the patch is welcome, but it escaped our
> strict testing regime because the "target sparclite" way of working -
using
> Fujitsu's own monitor ROM - is not supported by eCos.[1]
>
> Use the CygMon image provided with the release and talk to it using
"target
> remote ..." (which does support network as well as serial comms) and all
> will be well.  That's what we tested.
>

This _would_ be nice.  Unfortunately, the CygMon image you provide only
works with Fujitsu SPARClite engineering board, which is not available
commercially (at least not in the U.S.).  The SPARClite evaluation kit
available from Fujitsu (http://www.fujitsumicro.com/pdf/831ek.pdf),
although similar, doesn't have ethernet port and what's worse, has
different serial controller and timer chips.  And since SygMon source
is not publicly available, the only way to boot eCos is with "target
sparclite..."

Now, don't get me wrong.  So far I like eCos very much!  My only
humble suggestion would be to use commercially available boards for
your future ports to make it possible to evaluate eCos on the real
hardware.

Best Regards,

Gene Kozin
C-Cube Microsystems