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16 years ago

uClinux question

Hello, i just started to work with uClinux on an altera eval board. I have a question regarding uClinux. Does uClinux when running on a nios system have it's own compiler built-in? ...
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16 years ago

I suppose it is somehow possible to ccross-compile the gcc compiler to have it run on the NIOS itself, such as there is a Debian Linux distribution that runs on ARM and can d/l additional packets in source code and compile and install them.

But I don't think anybody would bother to do that for a deeply embedded arch like NIOS, as it does not make much sense.

-Michael