Re: [avr-libc-dev] thins that need to be done?

[Eric Weddington]

[Please reply to the list as well, thanks]

It would probably be easier if you developed on Linux. To develop on 
Windows, you need to have a POSIX environment such as Cygwin or 
MinGW/MSYS, plus you need to be sure that changes have Unix line endings 
etc. It's just easier to develop on Linux.

Eric


Mark v/d W. wrote:
> Thanks, I'll have a read :-) . I usually develop on Windows (mainly due 
> to my webcam not working in Linux), but I've got a running Linux 
> installation.
>
> Mark
>
> Eric Weddington wrote:
>
> > Links:
> >
> > Good online reference for CVS:
> > <http://cvsbook.red-bean.com/>
> > Scroll down to the bottom for the online verion of the book.
> >
> > What platform do you development work on? Linux? FreeBSD? Windows?
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > Mark v/d W. wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks everybody! I'll have a look at CVS and Patch etc. Any other 
> > > pointers?
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > P.S.: I have registered myself with the mailing list.
> > >
> > > Eric Weddington wrote:
> > >
> > > > Mark v/d W. wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Everyone
> > > > > I've been wondering for some time now, how can I contribute to 
> > > > > avr-gcc (and everything used with it), and what skills I need to be 
> > > > > useful. Are there any jobs that need to be done? I hear a lot about 
> > > > > floating point routines that need to be rewritten. Is there any way 
> > > > > I could help out there?
> > > > >
> > > > > Mark v/d W.
> > > > > (microchip)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > First off, subscribe to the avr-libc-dev mailing list; that way your 
> > > > emails don't have to be approved to be posted to the list. ;-)
> > > >
> > > > You should familiarize yourself with CVS. Also, with the "diff" and 
> > > > "patch" tools.
> > > >
> > > > There are plenty of jobs that need to be done in avr-libc. Yes, we 
> > > > can always use a floating point maintainer. I'm not sure if the 
> > > > routines need to be rewritten (others can address that point). But I 
> > > > would certainly like to see 64-bit floating point (double) routines 
> > > > added to the library. We have an open position for a C++ maintainer; 
> > > > someone who is familiar with what is required for a C++ toolchain 
> > > > and can possibly get libsup++ built for the AVR. We also have a todo 
> > > > list, though it might be a bit out of date. And then there are 
> > > > always bugs to be fixed and new devices seem to come out every other 
> > > > month.
> > > >
> > > > Usually, new developers contribute patches to the avr-libc project 
> > > > (usually through the Patch Manager on the Savannah project). After a 
> > > > few patches, everything looks good, we can certainly give you write 
> > > > access to CVS. We're certainly not elitest, but you have to know the 
> > > > basics of the tools (CVS, diff, patch) and willing to work together 
> > > > on a cross-platform project. Note that the AVR toolchain can now be 
> > > > built for Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X, Windows, and Solaris 
> > > > (and I can't remember if someone has tried building on NetBSD).
> > > >
> > > > HTH


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Eric Weddington