\size normal
-SDCC 2.5.4
+SDCC 2.5.5
\size footnotesize
\newline
$Revision$
\layout Comment
-The above strings enclosed in $ are automatically updated by cvs
+The above strings enclosed in $ are automatically updated by Subversion
\layout Standard
Some of the other tools (simulator and assembler) included with SDCC contain
their own documentation and can be found in the source distribution.
If you want the latest unreleased software, the complete source package
- is available directly by anonymous CVS on cvs.sdcc.sourceforge.net.
+ is available directly from Subversion on https://svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/sdcc
+/trunk/sdcc.
\layout Section
Wishes for the future
\series medium
Download the source package
\series default
- either from the SDCC CVS repository or from the nightly snapshots
+ either from the SDCC Subversion repository or from the nightly snapshots
\series medium
, it will be named something like sdcc
\series default
later
\layout Itemize
-cvs ; only if you use CVS access
+svn ; only if you use Subversion access
\layout Standard
If you want to develop something you'll need:
\series medium
Download the source package
\series default
- either from the SDCC CVS repository or from the
+ either from the SDCC Subversion repository or from the
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[nightly snapshots]{http://sdcc.sourceforge.net/snap.php}
\end_inset
\newline
WARNING: Visual studio is very picky with line terminations; it expects
the 0x0d, 0x0a DOS style line endings, not the 0x0a Unix style line endings.
- When using the CVS repository it's easiest to configure the cvs client
- to convert automatically for you.
+ When using the Subversion repository it's easiest to configure the svn
+ client to convert automatically for you.
If however you are getting a message such as "This makefile was not generated
by Developer Studio etc.
etc.
a
\emph default
rray
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \index{fpga (field programmable gate array)}
+\begin_inset LatexCommand \index{FPGA (field programmable gate array)}
\end_inset
+\begin_inset Quotes srd
+\end_inset
+
+ or
+\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://sf.net/projects/fpgac}
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset LatexCommand \index{FpgaC ((subset of) C to FPGA compiler)}
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset Quotes sld
+\end_inset
+
+have you ever heard of an open source compiler that compiles a subset of
+ C for an FPGA?
\begin_inset Quotes srd
\end_inset
Furthermore nonreentrant functions should not be called from the main program
while the interrupt service routine might be active.
They also must not be called from low priority interrupt service routines
- while a high priority interrupt service routine might be active. You could use
- semaphores or make the function
+ while a high priority interrupt service routine might be active.
+ You could use semaphores or make the function
\emph on
critical
\emph default
\end_inset
- area and cvs code repository
+ area and Subversion code repository
\begin_inset LatexCommand \index{cvs code repository}
\end_inset
ChangeLog
\layout Standard
-You can follow the status of the cvs version
+You can follow the status of the Subversion version
\begin_inset LatexCommand \index{version}
\end_inset
\size footnotesize
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \htmlurl{http://cvs.sf.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/sdcc/sdcc/ChangeLog?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/plain}
+\begin_inset LatexCommand \htmlurl{http://svn.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/sdcc/trunk/sdcc/ChangeLog}
\end_inset
sdcc/src/regression
\shape default
.
+\layout Section
+
+Use of SDCC in Education
+\layout Standard
+
+In short:
+\emph on
+highly
+\emph default
+ encouraged
+\begin_inset Foot
+collapsed false
+
+\layout Standard
+
+the phrase "use in education" might evoke the association "
+\emph on
+only
+\emph default
+ fit for use in education".
+ This connotation is not intended but nevertheless risked as the licensing
+ of SDCC makes it difficult to offer educational discounts
+\end_inset
+
+.
+ If your rationales are to:
+\layout Enumerate
+
+give students a chance to understand the
+\emph on
+complete
+\emph default
+ steps of code generation
+\layout Enumerate
+
+have a curriculum that can be extended for years.
+ Then you could use an fpga board as target and your curriculum will seamlessly
+ extend from logic synthesis (
+\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[http://www.opencores.org]{opencores.org}
+
+\end_inset
+
+,
+\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[Oregano]{http://www.oregano.at/ip/ip01.htm}
+
+\end_inset
+
+), over assembly programming, to C to FPGA compilers (
+\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[FPGAC]{http://sf.net/projects/fpgac}
+
+\end_inset
+
+) and to C.
+\layout Enumerate
+
+be able to insert excursions about skills like using a revision control
+ system, submitting/applying patches, using a type-setting (as opposed to
+ word-processing) engine LyX/LaTeX, using
+\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[SourceForge]{http://www.sf.net}
+
+\end_inset
+
+, following some
+\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[netiquette]{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netiquette}
+
+\end_inset
+
+, understanding BSD/LGPL/GPL/Proprietary licensing, growth models of Open
+ Source Software, CPU simulation, compiler regression tests
+\begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Regression test}
+
+\end_inset
+
+.
+
+\newline
+And if there should be a shortage of ideas then you can always point students
+ to the ever-growing feature request list
+\begin_inset LatexCommand \htmlurl{http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=599&atid=350599}
+
+\end_inset
+
+.
+\layout Enumerate
+
+not tie students to a specific host platform and instead allow them to use
+ a host platform of
+\emph on
+their
+\emph default
+ choice (among them Alpha, i386, i386_64, MacOs, Mips, Sparc, Windows and
+ eventually
+\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[OLPC]{http://wiki.laptop.org/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child}
+
+\end_inset
+
+)
+\layout Enumerate
+
+not encourage students to use illegal copies of educational software
+\layout Enumerate
+
+be immune to licensing/availability/price changes of the chosen tool chain
+\layout Enumerate
+
+be able to change to a new target platform without having to adopt a new
+ tool chain
+\layout Enumerate
+
+have complete control over and insight into the tool chain
+\layout Enumerate
+
+make your students aware about the pros and cons of open source software
+ development
+\layout Enumerate
+
+give back to the public as you are probably at least partially publically
+ funded
+\layout Enumerate
+
+give students a chance to publically prove their skills and to possibly
+ see a world wide impact
+\layout Standard
+
+then SDCC is probably among the first choices.
+ Well, probably SDCC might be the only choice.
\layout Chapter
\pagebreak_top
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