embedded PowerPC

Brendan Simon brendan@dgs.monash.edu.au
Thu Aug 19 17:33:00 GMT 1999


Rolf Fiedler wrote:

> two short embedded PowerPC questions:

Two short answers to follow.


> - is debugging of IBM PPC401..PPC405 controllers supported by GDB (via JTAG)?
>   if not, is it possible to use the IBM RISCWatch debugger with GCC generated
>   binaries and still have the debugging info available?

I can't help you here.


> - Is there a project for an embedded PPC linux? I know that the desktop CPUs
>   are well supported in linux, but what about the embedded world?

Yes.  If you have a look at the latest kernels, you will see support for Bright
Star Engineering boards and RPX boards (amongst others).

Brendan Simon.



------
Want more information?  See the CrossGCC FAQ, http://www.objsw.com/CrossGCC/
Want to unsubscribe? Send a note to crossgcc-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com



More information about the crossgcc mailing list