Re: [BLACKBOX] Raspberry Pi, Raspbian and Component Pascal

From: [at]} <Bernhard>
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 22:41:27 +0200

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Hi Felix,

very interesting.

So it might be possible to combine G. Feldmann's UnixAos with the ARM
backend for a RaspA2 with Debian as HAL?

regards

--
  Bernhard
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Felix Friedrich" <felix.friedrich{([at]})nowhere.xyTo: "Bernhard Treutwein" <bernhard{([at]})nowhere.xyCc: "Bernhard Treutwein" <Bernhard{([at]})nowhere.xySent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [BLACKBOX] Raspberry Pi, Raspbian and Component Pascal
> Hi Bernhard,
> actually there is an ARM backend for FOX since quite a while already. We 
> have not made it public before knowing that it works well. In fact, it 
> does work well with the Minos OS. The only thing missing for A2 is to 
> bring the kernel up to date. But the compiler works.
> 
> Best
> Felix
> 
> 
> 
>> Chris wrote:
>>
>>> > If it is currently not usable, what O2/CP compilers/frameworks are 
>>> there
>>> > on Linux?
>>>
>>> If you just want to do programming using the Component Pascal 
>>> language on a
>>> Raspberry Pi I would recommend that you start by seeing if the Java 
>>> Virtual
>>> Machine (JVM) version of Gardens Point Component Pascal will run on it.
>>> You can download it, including all source code, from:
>>>
>>> http://gpcp.codeplex.com/releases/view/91967
>>>
>>
>> it should work, although it will not support ARMs Jazelle. To my 
>> knowledge
>> there is no JVM, which supports it.
>>
>> [...]
>>> It is well supported by the author (John Gough
>> [...]
>>> I believe that he is currently working on an LLVM-targeted version. My
>>> understanding is that this could make a native ARM version of GPCP
>>> possible in the future.
>>
>> yes, see: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/GPCP/message/565
>> maybe you should inquire for the current state
>>
>> And it may be worth to ask directly at ETHZ (e.g. Felix Friedrich) if 
>> there
>> are any plans to have an ARM backend for FOX (the Flexible Oberon Cross
>> Compiler), which supports the instruction set used in the Raspberry Pi.
>> As far as I know, there is currently only a backend for PACO (the 
>> Parallel
>> Compiler).
>>
>> I would also love to see more of the Oberon world in the Raspberryworld.
>> -- 
>>  Bernhard
>
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