[ECOS] In-built shell for Redboot

[Andrew Lunn]

On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 01:56:43AM +0000, wang cui wrote:
> I think he want to call function by name directly without a warpper of 
> "RedBoot_cmd()" macro.
> 
> Actually VxWorks provide this function. It strips all symbles from 
> application image, then generate a source file contains all symbles, then 
> add it into project and rebuild it. Then user can call all functions 
> directly from VxWorks shell.
> However, I think Redboot style is good enough.
> 
> But what I am thinking about is: Can we divide the shell functionality from 
> Redboot and create a new package(suppose to be RedShell)?
> Because we always need a shell in application, and there are very many 
> things have been implemented in Redboot. If so, we can reduce a lot of work 
> in writing application shell.

A lot of people have talked about shells, but nobody has ever written
a nice, clean, extendable shell package. What needs to happen is
somebody needs to write down a design of such a package and ask for
comments. Then implement it and again ask for comments.

          Andrew


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