Re: [tlug] google ditching windows and going for open source software

[Attila Kinali <attila@example.com>]

On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:15:31 +0900
Jon Povey <jon@example.com> wrote:

> On 04/06/2010 21:25, Attila Kinali wrote:
> > But the funny thing is, that we are using Eclipse + gcc + OpenOCD for
> > our cross compiling toolchain and struggle with a lot of issues because
> > windows isnt a unix ^^;
> 
> I use VirtualBox and XMing to have a virtual Linux box and use X apps. I 
> cross-compile and use OpenOCD too :)

I thought about that, but found it easier to just grab an old PC
that was lying around and installed a linux on it. It runs faster too! ;-)

 
> Haven't tried Eclipse much.. keep meaning to.

IMHO for anyone who is used to code on a unixoid system, the
only reason to use Eclipse is because he is forced to code
on windows, where you cannot just open a bunch of terminal windows
and where no working window managere exist.
 
> What are you working on, out of interest? Me, ARM Linux video/GPS 
> systems on TI SoCs.

Well, there is no "we are working on" plattform. 
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Thus the type of uC we use is also quite different, depending on
the project we are on. Currently it's about 50% ARM7TDMI (SAM7 family
from Atmel), 20-30% MSP430 and various PIC, a few 8bit uC and also
some full fledged x86 based systems. There are also the first projects
where we use a Cortex-M3 uC, but those still are not bugfree enough
for general use.

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If anyone has some electronics project where they are looking for
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			Attila Kinali
-- 
If you want to walk fast, walk alone.
If you want to walk far, walk together.
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