[Martenlist] Anyone using Marten for generating C code for embedded systems

[Luis]

Hiya,

You'd need to get XCode set up to cross-compile so that you can target 
the ARM architecture. The latest XCode already does this for Intel 
architectures as it's used for creating the Universal Binaries.

The -b option for gcc at the terminal gives you the choice of target 
architecture, but gcc must have been compiled with the option to 
cross-compile for that architecture.

I haven't seen the C code exported by Marten, but I'd go for creating a 
'console' app to lessen any possible dependencies on the Mac GUI 
creeping into the code. I wouldn't see the need to build any frameworks 
if you go via this route if the generated code is platform agnostic 
(more likely if it's a console app).

Don't know if having a look at crosstool will help (mentions an ARM in 
there): http://www.kegel.com/crosstool/

You could go via Fink and do: fink install avr-gcc (install Fink first!).

Or, and it's a big OR: You can avoid most of the brainache and much 
gnashing of teeth by getting the toolchain from here: 
http://www.klingler.net/toolchain_arm.php

Cheers,

Luis.


Pekka Nikander wrote:
> I'd be interested in using Marten for generating stand-alone C code for 
> a small ARM-based embedded system.  Does anyone have any ideas of how 
> hard that would be?  Apparently, I would need to develop my own 
> frameworks and libraries, but other than that are there any other 
> foreseeable road blocks?  How about code bloat?  The system I'm thinking 
> about has only 256k of memory.
> 
> --Pekka Nikander
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