[ECOS] network support

[Gary Thomas]

On 30-Jan-2001 Lewin A.R.W. Edwards wrote:
> 
>> > I'm using the distribution version (v1.3.1 release for eCos and
>> > v1.0b1 release for the TCP/IP stack).
>>
>>Can you please try using anonCVS?  These releases you are using are
>>incredibly old - in fact, I don't even think they have network support
>>for the Cirrus Logic board in them (they date from March 2000 or so)!!
> 
> They don't have any network support in them at all, I understood that was 
> in the net-1.0b1 archive. I have that installed, but haven't tried to do 
> anything with it yet.
> 

The net.epk file will add the basic networking, but I'm pretty sure that it
does not add any/all of the drivers for the various architectures.

> (I am running the same version of eCos as above, not keen to upgrade right 
> now; I haven't yet been able to compile anything I ever downloaded using CVS).

Have you actually tried building eCos from anonCVS (or is this just your
experience in general)?  Most of our users are using anonCVS and I know of
no problems with it.