Lpc2000

I for one respect your comments about GCC.

As one of those how have tried to use GCC and the like, I would like
to share an experience I have will the whole open source issue.

I purchased the book "Embedded System Design on a Shoestring" by Lewin
Edwards. ( this message is about the software, _not_ this book and its
author.)

I loaded the CD from the book, and nothing.
Two weeks with working with a "knowledge" friend I got the compiler
working. ( two hobby time weeks)

Great, now I have a compiler.

I built up a wiggler and tried to run the debugger and nothing again.

I asked for help from Lewin, could not figure it out.
I asked on the GCC/GDB groups, no answer (not a peep).
I asked a few more time, and someone said "are you using PRN or LPT"

Doh, whats that ?

Its the difference between DOS/WIN and *nix.

Oh. it works now...

6 weeks of tring to solve what should have been a simple problem.

It seems that if the GCC/GDB people would try to understand what the
DOS/WIN people understand rather that say "go learn it for your self",
the whole open source problem would go away.

But, I understand "whos got time to learn...." Works both ways.

Don Hamilton