[ECOS] Making eCos Configuration Tool on FreeBSD 6.1

[Jack Twilley]

Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 23, 2006 at 10:51:47PM -0700, Jack Twilley wrote:
>> So I'm trying to build the eCos configuration tool on my FreeBSD 6.1 
>> system and I'm running into some interesting issues.  It seems like the 
>> entire tcl/Tk detection system is either ancient, broken, or not written 
>> to take into account how FreeBSD stores stuff.
>>
>> Is it worth my time to change configure.in to support FreeBSD?  Or are 
>> there other similar issues littered through the code?  Please tell me I 
>> am not tilting at windmills expecting this to work.  Thanks!
> 
> Could you be a bit more specific? 

The work I mentioned has already been done, as you pointed out.  The 
ecos-tool port is already in ports, and I've installed it.  Only one 
snag in using it that I can see -- it assumes "make" is GNU make.  How 
can I tell it to use "gmake" instead?

> We know that the autodetection does not always work. As it says in
> README.host on some systems its necassary to pass something like
> --with-tcl=/usr/ -with-tcl-version=8.4 to get it to build. I need this
> for my Debain system. However once this is done ecosconfig compiles
> without problems.

This just works with the port for what it's worth.

> I also remember somebody else is using FreeBSD for the host. Maybe
> there is some useful information in the email archives?
> 
> Also, a quick google found me:
> 
> http://www.freshports.org/devel/ecos-tools/
> 
> It looks rather old, but not much has changed in the config tools
> lately.
> 
>         Andrew

Thanks!

Jack.

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