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Altera_Forum
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21 years ago

How to make kernel-less monolithic executables

Hello,

I would like to run a small socket-based communication program on a Nios II processor.

This program calls some uClinux functions: socket(), setsocketopt(), connect(), bind(), send(), and recv().

Is it possible to link these modules into a signle kernel-less executable (a standalone executable without the kernel) ?

I would like to find a way to reduce the size of the executables.

Any information would be appreciated.

Sekiyama

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    Altera_Forum
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    21 years ago

    Hi sekiyama,

    If the size of the executable is your major concern, you can check lwIP with MicroC/OS II to see if it meets your requirements. As I know, lwIP has a BSD socket like API, similar to what you get from uClinux. And I am sure the application can be very small.

    Regards,

    wentao