Re: [ECOS] Redhat eCos Installed in WIN95

[Bart Veer <bartv at redhat dot com>]

>>>>> "Julian" == Julian Smart <julians@redhat.com> writes:

    >> Is it obligated that eCos from Redhat should be installed in
    >> WIN NT or WIN 2000 ?
    >> 
    >> What is the limitation if it's installed in WIN 9X ?

The main problem is with cygwin, which is a prerequisite for the
compiler, gdb, etc. For some people these things work fine under
win9x, at least most of the time. For other people it fails, in a
variety of ways. The official position according to the cygwin faq @
http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/faq/faq.html#SEC64

"Windows 9x: n. 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit
patch to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit
microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of
competition."

There may be more recent information in the archives of the cygwin
mailing lists, see http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/. There may also
be issues with the eCos tools: because win9x is not officially
supported, these tools receive little or no testing under win9x.

Bart