Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

Andrew Johnson <[email protected]> · Mon, 18 Dec 2000 15:12:29 -0600

Matthieu Bec wrote:
> 
> My question is: would it make sense (and be safe) to declare a generic
> CONFIG_ARCH.68040 ? that would let me clean up the startup script issue.

To add to Marty's answer and for the benefit of other readers, from EPICS
3.14 we have changed the target naming scheme to
    <os>-<cpu>[-<toolset>]
where
    <os> = vxWorks, RTEMS, solaris, linux or win32
    <cpu> = 68040, 68040lc, ppc604, x86 etc.
<toolset> is only used when there are multiple compilers available for the
os/cpu combination (eg borland rather than the default microsoft compiler
on WIN32, gnu rather than SunPro on Solaris [this is not in Alpha1]). This
can make the build directory names rather long (O.solaris-sparc-gnu,
O.win32-x86-borland), but means we can build all the targets and toolset
combinations in a single installation.

On RTEMS the <cpu> portion is the BSP name, I haven't worked out whether
we can switch to just using the CPU type yet.

- Andrew
-- 
Every great idea appears crazy to start with.

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System