[U-Boot] Beginner

[bart.deboeck at xenopz.com]

Thanks for the feedback!

Is upgrading gcc to 4.5.1 reasonable?

I'll see what I can do about the u-boot-1.1.6

It might be helpfull if you can point me at documentation/examples that
explain how a standalone application should be developed (I've read the
documentation, but didn't find examples that compile out of the U-Boot
source tree).

Thanks!
Bart

> Dear bart.deboeck at xenopz.com,
>
> In message <a679a9686ea722e09825f5e3c362e5e1.squirrel at 195.88.32.193> you
> wrote:
>> :-) thanks for asking
>>
>> machine: embedded artists lpc2478 oem - arm7
>> compiler: arm-none-eabi-gcc-4.3.3.exe
>> U-Boot: u-boot-1.1.6 with embedded artists patches
>
> Ouch.  An out-of-tree port, and a prehistoric one at that.
>
> U-Boot 1.1.6 is more than 5 years old.  In terms of software
> development that was when saber-toothed tigers lurked behind each
> other stack frame.  You do not want to use such old code.  Do yourself
> (and us) a favour and update.
>
> Also, GCC 4.3.x is probably not a clever choice on ARM.  If I remeber
> correctly, it has tons of problems.s lurked behind each other stack
> frame.  You do not want to use such old code.  Do yourself (and us) a
> favour and update.
>
> Also, GCC 4.3.x is probably not a clever choice on ARM.  If I remeber
> correctly, it has tons of problems.
>
> But your biggest problem is the out of tree code - we don't know it,
> so how should we be able to help?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Wolfgang Denk
>
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