Rob Ward <address@hidden> wrote:
I tend to run FreeBSD which I have come to really like. I'm just
wondering how the FreeBSD port of avr-gcc is? Is it easy to install
via the ports system?
I hope so. :-) I've made these ports...
I've recently upgraded the avr-gcc port to a gcc stable snapshot, now
that 3.3 is marked as release candidate. The avr-binutils port is now
based on the latest binutils release, and the avr-libc port is from
early January. I usually upgrade the latter at least once per couple
of months or so, depending on the progress avr-libc itself experienced
recently. I'll do this at least until avr-libc is at version 1.0, by
which time i hope to have all these ports again at a `stable' level
(gcc 3.3 is scheduled for February).
I don't know how well UISP works under FreeBSD, but i can recommend
Brian Dean's avrprog tool. It is well suited for inclusion into a
Makefile (so you can just type "make program", and it'll build all the
prerequisites), and has a nice "terminal" mode that lets you examine
and change the various programmable bits in the device (including
fuses, etc.). Adding new (parallel) programming hardware, or a new
AVR device is as simple as editing the avrprog.conf file.