[NTLUG:Discuss] cross-compile to vxworks (m68k) from linux

[Greg E]

Seth Daniel wrote:
Seth,

Cross-compilers are really pretty simple as all they really do is
produce the code native to the target selected.  I've never looked
for a Linux cross-compiler but I'd be supprised if GNU doesn't have
one considering Linux runs on M68K systems.  If the worst case and
you can't find a Linux version you could get a DOS version and run
it with dosemu.  I use to use a cross-compiler in the MK Tool Kit
package several years ago that was pretty good, don't know about
cost and I can't remember the company off hand but they were out
of Canada.  Another company here in Dallas called Microtech Research
makes an Xray68k product that would work, atleast use to make.  I've 
been out of embedded work for almost 5 years so I've lost touch with 
the status of the current available tools.

Greg E


> 
> All,
> 
> A quite a bit different question from all the talk about
> Linux Demo Day.
> 
> Basically I have a device which runs vxworks.  It contains
> a Motorola 68xxx chip.  I'd like to do some programming for
> this in my spare time, but I don't have the cash to pay
> Wind River (http://www.windriver.com) for the full development
> environment.  Even if I could I don't believe it would run under
> Linux.
> 
> Is there *any* way to compile binaries (from C code) to
> run on this target?  I know that you can cross compile
> to an m68k target, but I have a feeling there is more
> to it than this.  Any pointers to information, or any
> leads at all would be much appreciated.  I'm very knew
> to cross-compiling, etc..., but I'm not new to C.
> 
> I suppose I could write everything in assembly, but I
> *really* don't want to do that.
> 
> If I'm SOL on this then so be it.  Surely someone knows
> whether this is even possible or not.
> --
> seth daniel
>