Re: gEDA-dev: Regarding SoC application

[al davis <ad136-at-NOSPAMfreeelectron_dot_net>]

On Saturday 24 March 2007 13:33, Scott Dattalo wrote:
> gpsim and gnucap have similar OS requirements. I was amazed
> when Borut Razem was able to create a native Windows port of
> gpsim. There are a dozen or so dependencies through which one
> must wade, but it is possible! BTW, Borut was able to use gcc
> in CygWin by specifying the -mno-cygwin option. In addition,
> he create Visual Studion project files.

The dynamic library part is not my biggest concern.  There 
functionality exists, but with different syntax.  Holger Vogt 
sent me some patches, which seem to work.  I sm somewhat 
concerned about things like scope issues.  The posix functions 
have some options to select how to handle this.  The MS 
functions have no such options.  I don't know what actually 
happens.  I am sure it is as if certain posix options, but I 
don't know which ones.

The first issue is simply to state the need for someone to beat 
on it.

For a native version, even if it is done, I have concerns about 
maintaining it.

The other issue is support for the on-the-fly compiling, which I 
am doing with the usual Makefile.  The proprietary simulators 
just use gcc, but I need to support them all.  (Does this look 
strange?)

For all of this, I know it can be done.  What I don't know is if 
anyone will actually do it, and be willing to maintain it.

This is the problem gEDA faces for everything.

al.


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