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EL/IX and compatibility with Linux APIs
- From: Robert Vojta <robert at v0jta dot net>
- To: ecos-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: 10 Dec 2002 12:22:02 +0100
- Subject: [ECOS] EL/IX and compatibility with Linux APIs
Hallo,
I'm still learning as much as possible about eCos. I know, that eCos is not
Linux, but it provides EL/IX compatibility layer. But, what does it mean?
Answer from FAQ is ...
<faq answer>
As eCos originated from Red Hat, probably most famous for its distribution of
the Linux Operating System, it has become a common misconception that eCos is
Linux or in some way based on Linux. However eCos is a completely separate
product, with a separate source base. eCos does have an EL/IX level
1 compatibility layer though, allowing it to be compatible with many of the
Linux APIs.
</faq answer>
Please, can you show me some example of compatibility between Linux APIs and
EL/IX? Does it mean, that I can use drivers from Linux (compatibility between
Linux kernel device drivers API and eCos drivers API)? Or does it mean, that
I can use native Linux applications under eCos? Or something else?
Have a nice day,
Robert Vojta
P.S. I'm sorry for lot of questions, but I'm completely new to the embedded
systems and I must make decision which OS we will use ...
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http://www.v0jta.net/
robert@v0jta.net
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