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Re: eCos 3.0 and newlib in ARM toolchain
- From: Andrew Lunn <andrew at lunn dot ch>
- To: Marcos Del Puerto <mpuertog at gmail dot com>
- Cc: ecos-discuss at ecos dot sourceware dot org
- Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 17:43:06 +0200
- Subject: Re: [ECOS] eCos 3.0 and newlib in ARM toolchain
- References: <270dc33e0905110836g5791c5fem8f0e3af33323a2ca@mail.gmail.com>
> Does it means newlib has been dropped from the recommended toolchain?
> Does it means that if I want to use newlib I will have to assemble and
> compile my own toolset? Which are the advantages of using glibc for
> embedded development when not using Linux?
newlib was never used by eCos. It was only used to build the
toolchain.
eCos has its own libc, which is not newlib and is not glibc. The eCos
libc is smaller than newlib and glibc, making it more suitable for
deeply embedded systems.
Andrew
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