2010-06-03 12:22:47 Checking that Linux app can run on Blackfin?
Gilles Ganault (FRANCE)
Message: 90109
Hello
I'm new to embedded devices, and need to know how to check whether a Linux application will compile and run OK on the Blackfin 532 that powers the Atcom IP01 appliance.
The BAPS packages listed here are a bit old, and some applications like Lua are missing:
www.rowetel.com/ucasterisk/baps.html
Is there a way to check that an application won't miss the MMU and run OK on Blackfin?
Thank you.
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2010-06-03 13:12:43 Re: Checking that Linux app can run on Blackfin?
Mike Frysinger (UNITED STATES)
Message: 90112
if it compiles & links, that's a good indication
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2010-06-04 06:04:30 Re: Checking that Linux app can run on Blackfin?
Gilles Ganault (FRANCE)
Message: 90129
Thanks for the reply. Does it mean that I can just grab the source code of an application meant for Linux x86 code without making any change to it, and GCC will turn it into an executable?
Out of curiosity, what applications can't run on an MMU-deprived CPU like the Blackfin, and how can I check problematic areas? How do developers manage to rewrite applications so that they can run on any CPU?
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2010-06-04 13:13:56 Re: Checking that Linux app can run on Blackfin?
Mike Frysinger (UNITED STATES)
Message: 90136
that is how cross-compiling code works
please read the documentation and/or search the wiki for more
docs.blackfin.uclinux.org/doku.php?id=uclinux-dist:difference_from_linux
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2010-06-08 04:29:33 Re: Checking that Linux app can run on Blackfin?
Gilles Ganault (FRANCE)
Message: 90190
Thanks Mike, this is exactly what I was looking for.