Lpc2000

Hi Don,

I am one of them open source guys that makes life difficult for you. ;-)

You have to expect some problems with many open source tools (o well,,, 
with closed source tools as well to be hounest)  but if people like you 
contribute back (in your case publish the steps you went true to get it 
all to work) it will be simpler for everyone else coming after you and 
the maintainers can possible add your info to the docs or change stuff 
in the software. This is the essence of the open source movement. We 
have to share code, send in patches and share knowledge between each 
other. There is no support to phone to get help. If people don't do this 
the tool(s) will not move forward quality vice.

I understand well the thinking that buying a compiler from Keil or IAR 
etc can be a great advantage for many people. Also as they today create 
more efficent code. But using Eclipse (which IMHO is a very good IDE)  
with GCC one can have the same compiler/environments for many, many 
target environments. And you can reuse knowledge from different 
platforms. But in the end this is just a matter of personal preference.

Cheers
/Ake

donhamilton2002 wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
>
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