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-@c
-@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-2002.
-@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
-@c All rights reserved.
-@c
-@c $Id$
-@c
-
-
-@node Basic Information, What does RTEMS stand for?, Top, Top
-
-@chapter Basic Information
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* What does RTEMS stand for?::
-* What is RTEMS?::
-* What standards does RTEMS support?::
-* What processors is RTEMS available for?::
-* Executive vs. Kernel vs. Operating System (RTOS)::
-* Where/why was it developed?::
-* Are there no similar commercial products?::
-* How can I get RTEMS?::
-* What about support?::
-* Are there any mailing lists?::
-* Are there any license restrictions?::
-* Are there any export restrictions?::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-The questions in this category are basic questions about RTEMS. Where
-did it come from, why is it, what is it, when should you use it, etc.?
-
-
-@node What does RTEMS stand for?, What is RTEMS?, Basic Information, Basic Information
-
-@section What does RTEMS stand for?
-
-RTEMS is an an acronym for the Real-Time Executive for Multiprocessor
-Systems.
-
-Initially RTEMS stood for the Real-Time Executive for Missile Systems
-but as it became clear that the application domains that could use
-RTEMS extended far beyond missiles, the "M" changed to mean Military.
-At one point, there were both Ada and C implementations of RTEMS. The
-C version changed the "M" to mean Multiprocessor while the Ada version
-remained with the "M" meaning Military.
-
-
-@node What is RTEMS?, What standards does RTEMS support?, What does RTEMS stand for?, Basic Information
-
-@section What is RTEMS?
-
-RTEMS is a real-time executive which provides a high performance
-environment for embedded military applications including many
-features. The following is just a short list of the features
-available in RTEMS. If you are interested in something that
-is not on this list, please contact the RTEMS Team. Features
-are being added continuously.
-
-@itemize @bullet
-
-@item Standards Compliant
-@itemize @bullet
-@item POSIX 1003.1b API including threads
-@item RTEID/ORKID based Classic API
-@end itemize
-
-@item TCP/IP Stack
-@itemize @bullet
-@item high performance port of FreeBSD TCP/IP stack
-@item UDP, TCP
-@item ICMP, DHCP, RARP
-@item TFTP
-@item RPC
-@item FTPD
-@item HTTPD
-@item CORBA
-@end itemize
-
-@item Debugging
-@itemize @bullet
-@item GNU debugger (gdb)
-@item DDD GUI interface to GDB
-@item thread aware
-@item debug over Ethernet
-@item debug over Serial Port
-@end itemize
-
-@item Filesystem Support
-@itemize @bullet
-@item In-Memory Filesystem (IMFS)
-@item TFTP Client Filesystem
-@end itemize
-
-@item Basic Kernel Features
-@itemize @bullet
-@item multitasking capabilities
-@item homogeneous and heterogeneous multiprocessor systems
-@item event-driven, priority-based, preemptive scheduling
-@item optional rate monotonic scheduling
-@item intertask communication and synchronization
-@item priority inheritance
-@item responsive interrupt management
-@item dynamic memory allocation
-@item high level of user configurability
-@end itemize
-
-@end itemize
-
-
-
-@node What standards does RTEMS support?, What processors is RTEMS available for?, What is RTEMS?, Basic Information
-
-@section What standards does RTEMS support?
-
-The original "Classic" RTEMS API is based on the Real-Time Executive
-Interface Definition (RTEID) and the Open Real-Time Kernel Interface
-Definition (ORKID). RTEMS also includes support for POSIX threads
-and real-time extensions.
-
-With the addition of file system infrastructure, RTEMS supports
-about 70% of the POSIX 1003.1b-1996 standard. This standard
-defines the programming interfaces of standard UNIX. This means
-that much source code that works on UNIX, also works on RTEMS.
-
-
-@node What processors is RTEMS available for?, Executive vs. Kernel vs. Operating System (RTOS), What standards does RTEMS support?, Basic Information
-
-@section What processors is RTEMS available for?
-
-RTEMS is available for the following processor families:
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item Motorola MC68xxx
-@item Motorola MC683xx
-@item Motorola ColdFire
-@item ARM
-@item Hitachi H8/300
-@item Hitachi SH
-@item Intel i386
-@item MIPS
-@item PowerPC
-@item SPARC
-@item Texas Instruments C3x/C4x
-@item OpenCores OR32
-@end itemize
-
-In addition, there is a port to UNIX which can be used as a prototyping
-and simulation environment.
-
-
-@node Executive vs. Kernel vs. Operating System (RTOS), Where/why was it developed?, What processors is RTEMS available for?, Basic Information
-
-@section Executive vs. Kernel vs. Operating System (RTOS)
-
-The developers of RTEMS developers use the terms executive and kernel
-interchangeably. In the embedded system community, the terms executive
-or kernel are generally used to refer to small operating systems.
-So we consider it proper to refer to RTEMS as an executive, a kernel,
-or an operating system.
-
-
-@node Where/why was it developed?, Are there no similar commercial products?, Executive vs. Kernel vs. Operating System (RTOS), Basic Information
-
-@section Where/why was it developed?
-
-RTEMS was developed by On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR)
-for the U.S. Army Missile Command prior to that organizations merger
-with the Aviation Command that resulted in the new command, U. S. Army
-Aviation and Missile command (AMCOM). The original goal of RTEMS was
-to provide a portable, standards-based real-time executive for which
-source code was available and royalties were paid.
-
-In other words, RTEMS was open source before open source was cool.
-
-Since the initial release to the world, the RTEMS Community has
-grown enormously and contributed significantly to RTEMS. Important
-additions such as the TCP/IP stack, FAT filesystem, multiple ports,
-device drivers, and most BSPs have come from users like yourself.
-
-
-@node Are there no similar commercial products?, How can I get RTEMS?, Where/why was it developed?, Basic Information
-
-@section Are there no similar commercial products?
-
-Yes, but not all are based on standards and the open source philosophy.
-
-
-@node How can I get RTEMS?, What about support?, Are there no similar commercial products?, Basic Information
-
-@section How can I get RTEMS?
-
-RTEMS is distributed from @uref{@value{RTEMSHTTPURL},@value{RTEMSHTTPURL}}.
-This is a server dedicated to the RTEMS Project which was donated by and
-hosted by @uref{http://www.oarcorp.com,OAR Corporation} to provide
-a focal point for all RTEMS activities. Point your
-favorite browser at the following URL and following the link:
-
-@uref{@value{RTEMSHTTPURL},@value{RTEMSHTTPURL}}
-
-But if you are already reading this, you probably already found it. :)
-
-
-@node What about support?, Are there any mailing lists?, How can I get RTEMS?, Basic Information
-
-@section What about support?
-
-RTEMS development and support services are available from a number
-of firms. See
-@uref{@value{RTEMSHTTPURL}/support.html,@value{RTEMSHTTPURL}/support.html}
-for the current list of RTEMS service providers.
-
-Remember that RTEMS maintenance is funded by users. If you are
-using RTEMS on a commercial project, please get support.
-
-
-@node Are there any mailing lists?, Are there any license restrictions?, What about support?, Basic Information
-
-@section Are there any mailing lists?
-
-The primary RTEMS mailing list is @code{@value{RTEMSUSERS}}. This
-list is for general RTEMS discussions, questions, design help, advice,
-etc.. Subscribe by sending an empty mail
-message to @code{@value{RTEMSUSERSSUBSCRIBE}}. This
-mailing list is archived at:
-
-@example
-http://www.rtems.com/ml/rtems-users
-@end example
-
-
-@node Are there any license restrictions?, Are there any export restrictions?, Are there any mailing lists?, Basic Information
-
-@section Are there any license restrictions?
-
-RTEMS is licensed under a modified version of the GNU General Public License
-(GPL). The modification places no restrictions on the applications which
-use RTEMS but protects the interests of those who work on RTEMS.
-
-The TCP/IP network stack included with RTEMS is a port of the FreeBSD
-network stack and is licensed under different terms that also do not
-place restrictions on the application.
-
-
-@node Are there any export restrictions?, , Are there any license restrictions?, Basic Information
-
-@section Are there any export restrictions?
-
-No.
-
-
-
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-@c
-@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-2002.
-@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
-@c All rights reserved.
-@c
-@c $Id$
-@c
-
-
-@node BSP Questions, What is a BSP?, , Top
-
-@chapter BSP Questions
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* What is a BSP?::
-* What has to be in a BSP?::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-The items in this category provide answers to questions
-commonly asked about BSPs.
-
-
-@node What is a BSP?, What has to be in a BSP?, BSP Questions, BSP Questions
-
-@section What is a BSP?
-
-BSP is an acronym for Board Support Package.
-
-A BSP is a collection of device drivers, startup code, linker scripts,
-and compiler support files (specs files) that tailor RTEMS for a
-particular target hardware environment.
-
-
-@node What has to be in a BSP?, , What is a BSP?, BSP Questions
-
-@section What has to be in a BSP?
-
-The basic set of items is the linker script, bsp_specs, and startup code.
-If you want standard IO, then you need a console driver. This is needed
-to run any of the RTEMS tests. If you want to measure passage of time,
-you need a clock tick driver. This driver is needed for all RTEMS tests
-EXCEPT hello world and the timing tests. The timer driver is a benchmark
-timer and is needed for the tmtests (timing tests). Sometimes you will
-see a shmsupp directory which is for shared memory multiprocessing
-systems. The network driver and real-time clock drivers are optional
-and not required by any RTEMS tests.
-
-
-
-
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-@c
-@c $Id$
-@c
-
-
-@node Building RTEMS, Required Tools, , Top
-
-@chapter Building RTEMS
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* Required Tools::
-* Issues when building RTEMS::
-* Host Operating Systems and RTEMS::
-* Development related questions::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-Building any package in a cross-compilation fashion can be difficult,
-but configuring and building a real-time operating system that
-supports many CPU families and target boards can be confusing. The
-RTEMS development team has made every effort to make this process as
-straight forward as possible but there are going to be questions.
-
-Moreover, between RTEMS 4.0 and 4.5, the configure and Makefile system in RTEMS
-was changed to be more compatible with GNU standards. This transition
-has lead to a number of subtle differences.
-
-This section of the FAQ tries to address the more frequently asked
-questions about building RTEMS. Thanks to Ralf Corsepius for
-compiling this section from excerpts from various postings to the
-rtems-users mailing list.
-
-
-@node Required Tools, Which tools are required to build RTEMS?, Building RTEMS, Building RTEMS
-
-@section Required Tools
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* Which tools are required to build RTEMS?::
-* Do I need autoconf and automake to build RTEMS?::
-* Do I need a native gcc on my host?::
-* Can I use a non-gcc cross-toolchain?::
-* Do I need gcc-2.9x for cross compilation?::
-* Where to get autoconf automake ld gcc etc.?::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-
-@node Which tools are required to build RTEMS?, Do I need autoconf and automake to build RTEMS?, Required Tools, Required Tools
-
-@subsection Which tools are required to build RTEMS?
-
-@itemize @bullet
-
-@item A native C-Toolchain, gcc prefered
-@item GNU-Bash and shell utils
-@item GNU-make.
-@item A target (typically cross) C- and (optional) C++-Toolchain.
-@item autoconf/automake (optional, recommended)
-@item Perl (optional, recommended, needed by automake and some tools within RTEMS)
-@item GNU-m4
-
-@end itemize
-
-
-@node Do I need autoconf and automake to build RTEMS?, Do I need a native gcc on my host?, Which tools are required to build RTEMS?, Required Tools
-
-@subsection Do I need autoconf and automake to build RTEMS?
-
-No, you don't. Or to be more accurate, you won't need them until you
-modify something in RTEMS's Makefile.ams/configure.acs or start to develop
-with RTEMS.
-
-I.e. you won't need them to get started, but you will need them when getting
-serious.
-
-
-@node Do I need a native gcc on my host?, Can I use a non-gcc cross-toolchain?, Do I need autoconf and automake to build RTEMS?, Required Tools
-
-@subsection Do I need a native gcc on my host?
-
-No, you should be able to use any native, ansi-compliant C-compiler, but
-using a native gcc is highly recommended.
-
-
-@node Can I use a non-gcc cross-toolchain?, Do I need gcc-2.9x for cross compilation?, Do I need a native gcc on my host?, Required Tools
-
-@subsection Can I use a non-gcc cross-toolchain?
-
-Generally speaking, it should be possible.
-However, most RTEMS development has taken place using gcc, therefore
-getting it working may not be easy.
-
-
-@node Do I need gcc-2.9x for cross compilation?, Where to get autoconf automake ld gcc etc.?, Can I use a non-gcc cross-toolchain?, Required Tools
-
-@subsection Do I need gcc-2.9x for cross compilation?
-
-[FIXME: Partially obsolete]
-
-Not necessarily, but gcc-2.9x is highly recommended, because most development
-has taken place using gcc-2.9x and previous versions of gcc are not actively
-supported in RTEMS anymore (@ref{Can I use a non-gcc cross-toolchain?}).
-
-
-@node Where to get autoconf automake ld gcc etc.?, Issues when building RTEMS, Do I need gcc-2.9x for cross compilation?, Required Tools
-
-@subsection Where to get autoconf automake ld gcc etc.?
-
-The sources of all gnutools are available at any
-@uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org,GNU} mirror.
-Native Linux binaries should come with any Linux distribution.
-Native Cygwin binaries should be available at @uref{http://www.cygwin.com}.
-
-GNU-Toolchain binaries (gcc, binutils etc.) for Linux and patches required
-to build them from source are available from
-@uref{@value{RTEMSFTPURL},the RTEMS ftp site}.
-
-
-
-@node Issues when building RTEMS, When running ./configure weird thing start to happen, Where to get autoconf automake ld gcc etc.?, Building RTEMS
-
-@section Issues when building RTEMS
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* When running ./configure weird thing start to happen::
-* When running bootstrap weird thing start to happen::
-* configure xxx cannot create executables::
-* Why can I not build RTEMS inside of the source tree?::
-* Which environment variables to set?::
-* Compiler /Assembler /Linker report errors::
-* How to set up $PATH?::
-* Can I build RTEMS Canadian Cross?::
-* Building RTEMS is slow::
-* Building my pre-4.5.x BSPs does not work anymore::
-* make debug_install / make profile_install::
-* make debug / make profile::
-* Building RTEMS does not honor XXX_FOR_TARGET::
-* Editing Makefile.in Makefile configure::
-* Editing auto* generated files::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-
-@node When running ./configure weird thing start to happen, When running bootstrap weird thing start to happen, Issues when building RTEMS, Issues when building RTEMS
-
-@subsection When running ./configure weird thing start to happen
-
-You are probably trying to build within the source-tree.
-RTEMS requires a separate build directory. I.e. if the
-sources are located at @code{/usr/local/src/rtems-@value{VERSION}},
-use something similar to this to configure RTEMS:
-
-@example
-cd somewhere
-mkdir build
-cd build
-/usr/local/src/rtems-@value{VERSION}/configure [options]
-@end example
-
-
-@node When running bootstrap weird thing start to happen, configure xxx cannot create executables, When running ./configure weird thing start to happen, Issues when building RTEMS
-
-@subsection When running bootstrap weird thing start to happen
-
-Many possibile causes: Most likely one of these:
-@itemize @bullet
-@item You are trying to build RTEMS with insufficient or incompatible
-versions of autoconf and automake.
-@item The autotools can't be found because your $PATH might not be set up
-correctly (Cf. @ref{How to set up $PATH?})
-@item You have used configure-script options which interfer with RTEMS
-configuration (Cf. @ref{configure --program-[prefix|suffix|transform-name]})
-@item You have tripped over a bug in RTEMS ;)
-@end itemize
-
-
-@node configure xxx cannot create executables, Why can I not build RTEMS inside of the source tree?, When running bootstrap weird thing start to happen, Issues when building RTEMS
-
-@subsection configure xxx cannot create executables
-
-While running a configure script, you see a message like this:
-@example
-checking for m68k-rtems-gcc... (cached) m68k-rtems-gcc
-checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler
-cannot create executables
-configure: error: /bin/sh '../../../../rtems-ss-@value{VERSION}/c/make/configure'
-failed for c/make
-@end example
-This kind of error message typically indicates a broken toolchain, broken
-toolchain installation or broken user environment.
-
-Examinating the @code{config.log} corresponding to the the failing
-configure script should provide further information of what
-actually goes wrong (In the example above: @code{<target>/c/<BSP>/make/config.log})
-
-
-@node Why can I not build RTEMS inside of the source tree?, Which environment variables to set?, configure xxx cannot create executables, Issues when building RTEMS
-
-@subsection Why can I not build RTEMS inside of the source tree?
-
-The build-directory hierarchy is setup dynamically at configuration time.
-
-Configuring inside of the source tree would prevent being able to configure
-for multiple targets simultaneously.
-
-Using a separate build-tree simplifies Makefiles and configure scripts
-significantly.
-
-Adaptation to GNU/Cygnus conventions.
-
-
-@node Which environment variables to set?, Compiler /Assembler /Linker report errors, Why can I not build RTEMS inside of the source tree?, Issues when building RTEMS
-
-@subsection Which environment variables to set?
-
-None. Unlike for previous releases, it is not recommended anymore to set any
-RTEMS related environment variable (Exception: $PATH, cf.
-@ref{How to set up $PATH?}).
-
-
-
-@node Compiler /Assembler /Linker report errors, How to set up $PATH?, Which environment variables to set?, Issues when building RTEMS
-
-@subsection Compiler /Assembler /Linker report errors
-
-If you see a bunch of the error messages related to invalid instructions
-or similar, then probably your @code{$PATH} environment variable is not
-set up correctly (cf. @ref{How to set up $PATH?}). Otherwise you might
-have found a bug either in RTEMS or parts of the toolchain.
-
-
-@node How to set up $PATH?, Can I build RTEMS Canadian Cross?, Compiler /Assembler /Linker report errors, Issues when building RTEMS
-
-@subsection How to set up $PATH?
-
-All target tools are supposed to be prefixed with a target-canonicalization
-prefix, eg. i386-rtems-gcc, m68k-rtems-ld are target tools.
-
-Host tools are supposed not to be prefixed.
-e.g.: cc, ld, gcc, autoconf, automake, aclocal etc.
-
-If using the pre-built tool binaries provided by the RTEMS project,
-simply prepend @code{@value{RTEMSPREFIX}}/bin to @code{$PATH}.
-
-
-@node Can I build RTEMS Canadian Cross?, Building RTEMS is slow, How to set up $PATH?, Issues when building RTEMS
-
-@subsection Can I build RTEMS Canadian Cross?
-
-RTEMS >= 4.6.0 configuration is prepared for building RTEMS Canadian Cross,
-however building RTEMS Canadian Cross is known to be in its infancy, so
-your mileage may vary (See @code{README.cdn-X} in the toplevel directory of
-RTEMS's source tree for details.)
-
-
-@node Building RTEMS is slow, Building my pre-4.5.x BSPs does not work anymore, Can I build RTEMS Canadian Cross?, Issues when building RTEMS
-
-@subsection Building RTEMS is slow
-
-RTEMS has become fairly large :).
-
-In comparison to building previous versions, building RTEMS is slow,
- but that's the tradeoff to pay for simplier and safer configuration.
-
-If using Cygwin, remember that Cygwin is emulating one OS ontop of another
- -- this necessarily must be significantly slower than using U*nix on the
- same hardware.
-
-
-@node Building my pre-4.5.x BSPs does not work anymore, make debug_install / make profile_install, Building RTEMS is slow, Issues when building RTEMS
-
-@subsection Building my pre-4.5.x BSPs does not work anymore
-
-See @ref{How to merge pre-RTEMS-4.5.0 BSPs into RTEMS-4.5.0?}.
-
-
-@node make debug_install / make profile_install, make debug / make profile, Building my pre-4.5.x BSPs does not work anymore, Issues when building RTEMS
-
-@subsection make debug_install / make profile_install
-
-[FIXME:Partially obsolete]
-
-These make targets are not supported anymore. Instead, use:
-
-@example
-make VARIANT=DEBUG install
-make VARIANT=PROFILE install
-@end example
-
-
-@node make debug / make profile, Building RTEMS does not honor XXX_FOR_TARGET, make debug_install / make profile_install, Issues when building RTEMS
-
-@subsection make debug / make profile
-
-[FIXME:Partially obsolete]
-
-These make targets are not supported anymore.
-Instead, use:
-
-@example
-make VARIANT=DEBUG all
-make VARIANT=PROFILE all
-@end example
-
-
-
-@node Building RTEMS does not honor XXX_FOR_TARGET, Editing Makefile.in Makefile configure, make debug / make profile, Issues when building RTEMS
-
-@subsection Building RTEMS does not honor XXX_FOR_TARGET
-
-RTEMS < 4.6.0 did not support passing flags from the environment.
-If using RTEMS < 4.6.0, editing your BSP's @code{make/custom/mybsp.cfg} and
-setting appropriate flags there is required.
-
-RTEMS >= 4.6.0 honors several XXX_FOR_TARGET environment variables.
-Run @code{<path-to-rtems>/configure --help} for a full list of supported variables.
-
-
-@node Editing Makefile.in Makefile configure, Editing auto* generated files, Building RTEMS does not honor XXX_FOR_TARGET, Issues when building RTEMS
-
-@subsection Editing Makefile.in Makefile configure
-
-These files are generated by auto* tools, cf.
-@ref{Editing auto* generated files}).
-
-
-@node Editing auto* generated files, Host Operating Systems and RTEMS, Editing Makefile.in Makefile configure, Issues when building RTEMS
-
-@subsection Editing auto* generated files
-
-RTEMS uses automake, therefore @b{never}, @b{ever}, @b{ever}
-edit Makefile.ins, Makefiles, configure or other auto* generated files.
-Changes to them will be swapped away soon and will get lost.
-
-Instead edit the sources (eg.: Makefile.ams, configure.acs) auto* generated
-files are generated from directly.
-
-If sending patches always send Makefile.ams and configure.acs.
-Sending Makefile.ins, Makefiles and configure scripts is pretty much useless.
-If sending larger patches, consider removing all auto* generated files
-by running @code{bootstrap -c} (cf. See @ref{./bootstrap})
-before running diff to cut a patch.
-
-If you don't understand what this is all about, try start getting familiar
-with auto* tools by reading autoconf.info and automake.info, or feel free
-to ask for assistance on the RTEMS Mailing List
-(See @ref{Are there any mailing lists?}.
-
-
-@node Host Operating Systems and RTEMS, Can I use Windows or DOS?, Editing auto* generated files, Building RTEMS
-
-@section Host Operating Systems and RTEMS
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* Can I use Windows or DOS?::
-* Do I need Linux?::
-* Which Linux distribution is recommended?::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-
-@node Can I use Windows or DOS?, Do I need Linux?, Host Operating Systems and RTEMS, Host Operating Systems and RTEMS
-
-@subsection Can I use Windows or DOS?
-
-
-No, plain DOS and plain Win will not work, but Cygwin should.
-Other U*nix emulations, such as Mingw and DJGPP are not supported and very
-likely will not work.
-Cywin / WinNT is known to work, but at the time of writing this, there
-seem to persist non-RTEMS related issues with Cygwin under Win9x which
-seem to prevent success on those systems.
-
-
-@node Do I need Linux?, Which Linux distribution is recommended?, Can I use Windows or DOS?, Host Operating Systems and RTEMS
-
-@subsection Do I need Linux?
-
-
-No, you should be able to build RTEMS on any U*ix OS and under Cygwin/NT
-(cf. @ref{Can I use Windows or DOS?}).
-
-
-@node Which Linux distribution is recommended?, Development related questions, Do I need Linux?, Host Operating Systems and RTEMS
-
-@subsection Which Linux distribution is recommended?
-
-None, any recent U*nix should work, i.e.
-any recent Linux distribution should work, too.
-
-
-@node Development related questions, How to merge pre-RTEMS-4.5.0 BSPs into RTEMS-4.5.0?, Which Linux distribution is recommended?, Building RTEMS
-
-@section Development related questions
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* How to merge pre-RTEMS-4.5.0 BSPs into RTEMS-4.5.0?::
-* What is no_bsp / no_cpu?::
-* What is the bare-BSP?::
-* What is the cpukit?::
-* Multilib vs. RTEMS CPU-variants::
-* Keeping auto* generated files in CVS::
-* Importing RTEMS into CVS/RCS::
-* ./bootstrap::
-* configure --enable-maintainer-mode::
-* configure --program-[prefix|suffix|transform-name]::
-* configure.ac vs. configure.in::
-* Reporting bugs::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-
-@node How to merge pre-RTEMS-4.5.0 BSPs into RTEMS-4.5.0?, What is no_bsp / no_cpu?, Development related questions, Development related questions
-
-@subsection How to merge pre-RTEMS-4.5.0 BSPs into RTEMS-4.5.0?
-
-[FIXME:Partially obsolete]
-
-The simple answer is that between 4.0 and 4.5.0, RTEMS has moved to automake
-and greater compliance with GNU conventions.
-In 4.0, there was a single configure script at the top of the tree.
-Now RTEMS is configured more like other GNU tools -- as a collection of
-configurable entities.
-
-Each BSP now has its own configure script.
-I highly recommend you look at the Makefile.am's, configure.ac, of a similar
-BSP. You might even want to consider running "bootstrap -c" from the top of
-the tree and looking at what is left. bootstrap (cf. @ref{./bootstrap})
-generates/removes all automatically generated files.
-
-
-@node What is no_bsp / no_cpu?, What is the bare-BSP?, How to merge pre-RTEMS-4.5.0 BSPs into RTEMS-4.5.0?, Development related questions
-
-@subsection What is no_bsp / no_cpu?
-
-@code{no_bsp} is a fictional BSP for a fictional CPU of type
-@code{no_cpu}. @code{no_cpu/no_bsp} support files in RTEMS can be used as
-templates when implementing BSPs or porting RTEMS to new CPUs.
-
-
-@node What is the bare-BSP?, What is the cpukit?, What is no_bsp / no_cpu?, Development related questions
-
-@subsection What is the bare-BSP?
-
-At the time being RTEMS is build per BSP, with all support files being build
-separately for each BSP. This can become unhandy when using several similar
-but not identical boards (e.g. a PC with different peripherial cards plugged
-in), because this in general requires to implement a BSP for each setup.
-The bare BSP is a general, setup independent BSP which can be used when
-keeping all BSP specific parts external from RTEMS.
-
-At present time the bare BSP is in its infancy.
-It is known that it can be build for most CPUs RTEMS supports.
-It is also known to work in individual cases, but your mileage may vary.
-
-
-@node What is the cpukit?, Multilib vs. RTEMS CPU-variants, What is the bare-BSP?, Development related questions
-
-@subsection What is the cpukit?
-
-[FIXME:To be extended]
-
-One major change having been introduced to RTEMS-4.6.0 is the cpukit,
-located below the directory @code{cpukit/} in RTEMS's toplevel directory.
-
-
-@node Multilib vs. RTEMS CPU-variants, Keeping auto* generated files in CVS, What is the cpukit?, Development related questions
-
-@subsection Multilib vs. RTEMS CPU-variants
-
-The GNU toolchain applies a specific classification of similar CPUs into
-CPU variants (eg. SH1, SH2 etc.) to provide better support for each CPU variant.
-
-RTEMS uses a different classification because it internally requires more
-details about a specific CPU than the GNU toolchain's multilib classification
-provides.
-
-
-@node Keeping auto* generated files in CVS, Importing RTEMS into CVS/RCS, Multilib vs. RTEMS CPU-variants, Development related questions
-
-@subsection Keeping auto* generated files in CVS
-
-When using CVS to archive source code, problems arise from keeping generated
-files in CVS. In general, two possible solutions exist:
-
-@itemize @bullet
-
-@item Find a way to get correct timestamps after checking out the sources
-from CVS. Some people try to achieve this by
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item carefully checking in files into CVS in appropriate order
-@item applying scripts to fix timestamps accordingling (eg. by applying
-@code{touch} and @code{find}).
-@end itemize
-
-@item Not keeping generated files in CVS, but regenerate them after
-having checked them out from CVS.
-
-@end itemize
-
-RTEMS favors the the latter variant, because it appears to be less error-prone
-and easier to handle (cf. @ref{./bootstrap} for details).
-
-
-@node Importing RTEMS into CVS/RCS, ./bootstrap, Keeping auto* generated files in CVS, Development related questions
-
-@subsection Importing RTEMS into CVS/RCS
-
-When importing RTEMS into CVS/RCS or similar, we recommend not to import
-auto* generated files (cf. @ref{Keeping auto* generated files in CVS}).
-
-To remove them before importing, run
-
-@example
-./bootstrap -c
-@end example
-
-from the toplevel directory of the source tree (cf. @ref{./bootstrap}).
-
-
-@node ./bootstrap, configure --enable-maintainer-mode, Importing RTEMS into CVS/RCS, Development related questions
-
-@subsection ./bootstrap
-
-
-@code{bootstrap} is a simple shell script which automatically generates all
-auto* generated files within RTEMS's source tree (Other packages use the name
-@code{autogen.sh} for similar scripts). You will need to have autoconf,
-automake and further underlying packages installed to apply it.
-
-It typically should be applied when having:
-
-@itemize @bullet
-
-@item checked out RTEMS sources from a CVS repository which does
-not contain generated files.
-
-@item added new automake / autoconf files to the source tree (eg.
-having added a new BSP), and when not being sure about what needs to be
-updated.
-
-@end itemize
-
-Once all autoconf/automake generated files are present, you will rarely
-need to run @code{bootstrap}, because automake automatically updates
-generated files when it detects some files need to be updated (Cf.
-@ref{configure --enable-maintainer-mode}).
-
-
-@node configure --enable-maintainer-mode, configure --program-[prefix|suffix|transform-name], ./bootstrap, Development related questions
-
-@subsection configure --enable-maintainer-mode
-
-When working within the source-tree, consider to append
-@code{--enable-maintainer-mode} to the options passed to configure RTEMS.
-
-@example
-<path>/rtems-@value{VERSION}/configure <options> --enable-maintainer-mode
-@end example
-
-This will enable the maintainer-mode in automake generated Makefiles, which
-will let automake take care about dependencies between auto* generated
-files. I.e. auto* generated files will get automatically updated.
-
-Configuring RTEMS in maintainer-mode will require to have autoconf, automake
-and underlying tools installed (Cf. @ref{Required Tools}).
-
-
-@node configure --program-[prefix|suffix|transform-name], configure.ac vs. configure.in, configure --enable-maintainer-mode, Development related questions
-
-@subsection configure --program-[prefix|suffix|transform-name]
-
-These are generic configure script options automatically added by autoconf.
-RTEMS configuration does not support these, worse, they interfer with
-RTEMS's configuration -- i.e. @b{do not use them}.
-
-
-@node configure.ac vs. configure.in, Reporting bugs, configure --program-[prefix|suffix|transform-name], Development related questions
-
-@subsection configure.ac vs. configure.in
-
-autoconf < 2.50 used the name @code{configure.in} for it's input files.
-autoconf >= 2.50 recommends using the name @code{configure.ac}, instead.
-
-RTEMS > 4.5.0 applies autoconf >= 2.50, therefore all former RTEMS's
-@code{configure.in}'s have been renamed into @code{configure.ac} and
-have been adapted to autoconf >= 2.50 demands.
-
-
-@node Reporting bugs, , configure.ac vs. configure.in, Development related questions
-
-@subsection Reporting bugs
-
-Several possibilities (In decreasing preference):
-@itemize @bullet
-@item File a bug report at @uref{@value{RTEMSGNATS},RTEMS's GNATS}
-@item Send an email to @uref{mailto:@value{RTEMSBUGS},@value{RTEMSBUGS}}
-@item Report your problem to one of the RTEMS mailing lists
-(Cf. @ref{Are there any mailing lists?}).
-@end itemize
-
diff --git a/doc/FAQ/concepts.texi b/doc/FAQ/concepts.texi
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ca11524c4..0000000000
--- a/doc/FAQ/concepts.texi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-@c
-@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-2002.
-@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
-@c All rights reserved.
-@c
-@c $Id$
-@c
-
-
-@node RTEMS Concepts, RTEMS Workspace versus Program Heap, , Top
-
-@chapter RTEMS Concepts
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* RTEMS Workspace versus Program Heap::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-The questions in this category are hints that help basic understanding.
-
-
-@node RTEMS Workspace versus Program Heap, , RTEMS Concepts, RTEMS Concepts
-
-@section RTEMS Workspace versus Program Heap
-
-The RTEMS Workspace is used to allocate space for objects created
-by RTEMS such as tasks, semaphores, message queues, etc.. It is
-primarily used during system initialization although task stacks
-and message buffer areas are also allocated from here.
-@ref{How do I determine how much memory is left?}.
-
diff --git a/doc/FAQ/debug.texi b/doc/FAQ/debug.texi
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b46eb8c3d..0000000000
--- a/doc/FAQ/debug.texi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,214 +0,0 @@
-@c
-@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-2002.
-@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
-@c All rights reserved.
-@c
-@c $Id$
-@c
-
-
-@node Debugging Hints, Executable Size, , Top
-
-@chapter Debugging Hints
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* Executable Size::
-* Malloc::
-* How do I determine how much memory is left?::
-* How do I convert an executable to IEEE-695?::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-The questions in this category are hints that can ease debugging.
-
-
-@node Executable Size, Why is my executable so big?, Debugging Hints, Debugging Hints
-
-@section Executable Size
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* Why is my executable so big?::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-
-@node Why is my executable so big?, Malloc, Executable Size, Executable Size
-
-@subsection Why is my executable so big?
-
-There are two primary causes for this. The most common is that
-you are doing an @code{ls -l} and looking at the actual file
-size -- not the size of the code in the target image. This
-file could be in an object format such as ELF or COFF and
-contain debug information. If this is the case, it could
-be an order of magnitude larger than the required code space.
-Use the strip command in your cross toolset to remove debugging
-information.
-
-The following example was done using the i386-rtems cross toolset
-and the pc386 BSP. Notice that with symbolic information included
-the file @code{hello.exe} is almost a megabyte and would barely fit
-on a boot floppy. But there is actually only about 93K of code
-and initialized data. The other 800K is symbolic information
-which is not required to execute the application.
-
-@example
-$ ls -l hello.exe
--rwxrwxr-x 1 joel users 930515 May 2 09:50 hello.exe
-$ i386-rtems-size hello.exe
- text data bss dec hex filename
- 88605 3591 11980 104176 196f0 hello.exe
-$ i386-rtems-strip hello.exe
-$ ls -l hello.exe
--rwxrwxr-x 1 joel users 106732 May 2 10:02 hello.exe
-$ i386-rtems-size hello.exe
- text data bss dec hex filename
- 88605 3591 11980 104176 196f0 hello.exe
-@end example
-
-Another alternative is that the executable file is in an ASCII
-format such as Motorola Srecords. In this case, there is
-no debug information in the file but each byte in the target
-image requires two bytes to represent. On top of that, there
-is some overhead required to specify the addresses where the image
-is to be placed in target memory as well as checksum information.
-In this case, it is not uncommon to see executable files
-that are between two and three times larger than the actual
-space required in target memory.
-
-Remember, the debugging information is required to do symbolic
-debugging with gdb. Normally gdb obtains its symbolic information
-from the same file that it gets the executable image from. However,
-gdb does not require that the executable image and symbolic
-information be obtained from the same file. So you might
-want to create a @code{hello_with_symbols.exe}, copy that
-file to @code{hello_without_symbols.exe}, and strip
-@code{hello_without_symbols.exe}. Then gdb would have to
-be told to read symbol information from @code{hello_with_symbols.exe}.
-The gdb command line option @code{-symbols} or command
-@code{symbol-file} may be used to specify the file read
-for symbolic information.
-
-
-
-@node Malloc, Is malloc reentrant?, Why is my executable so big?, Debugging Hints
-
-@section Malloc
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* Is malloc reentrant?::
-* When is malloc initialized?::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-
-@node Is malloc reentrant?, When is malloc initialized?, Malloc, Malloc
-
-@subsection Is malloc reentrant?
-
-Yes. The RTEMS Malloc implementation is reentrant. It is
-implemented as calls to the Region Manager in the Classic API.
-
-
-@node When is malloc initialized?, How do I determine how much memory is left?, Is malloc reentrant?, Malloc
-
-@subsection When is malloc initialized?
-
-During BSP initialization, the @code{bsp_libc_init} routine
-is called. This routine initializes the heap as well as
-the RTEMS system call layer (open, read, write, etc.) and
-the RTEMS reentrancy support for the Cygnus newlib Standard C
-Library.
-
-The @code{bsp_libc_init} routine is passed the size and starting
-address of the memory area to be used for the program heap as well
-as the amount of memory to ask @code{sbrk} for when the heap is
-exhausted. For most BSPs, all memory available is placed in the
-program heap thus it can not be extended dynamically by calls to
-@code{sbrk}.
-
-
-@node How do I determine how much memory is left?, How much memory is left in the RTEMS Workspace?, When is malloc initialized?, Debugging Hints
-
-@section How do I determine how much memory is left?
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* How much memory is left in the RTEMS Workspace?::
-* How much memory is left in the Heap?::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-First there are two types of memory: RTEMS Workspace and Program Heap.
-The RTEMS Workspace is the memory used by RTEMS to allocate control
-structures for system objects like tasks and semaphores, task
-stacks, and some system data structures like the ready chains.
-The Program Heap is where "malloc'ed" memory comes from.
-
-Both are essentially managed as heaps based on the Heap Manager
-in the RTEMS SuperCore. The RTEMS Workspace uses the Heap Manager
-directly while the Program Heap is actually based on an RTEMS Region
-from the Classic API. RTEMS Regions are in turn based on the Heap
-Manager in the SuperCore.
-
-
-@node How much memory is left in the RTEMS Workspace?, How much memory is left in the Heap?, How do I determine how much memory is left?, How do I determine how much memory is left?
-
-@subsection How much memory is left in the RTEMS Workspace?
-
-An executive workspace overage can be fairly easily spotted with a
-debugger. Look at _Workspace_Area. If first == last, then there is only
-one free block of memory in the workspace (very likely if no task
-deletions). Then do this:
-
-(gdb) p *(Heap_Block *)_Workspace_Area->first
-$3 = @{back_flag = 1, front_flag = 68552, next = 0x1e260, previous = 0x1e25c@}
-
-In this case, I had 68552 bytes left in the workspace.
-
-
-@node How much memory is left in the Heap?, How do I convert an executable to IEEE-695?, How much memory is left in the RTEMS Workspace?, How do I determine how much memory is left?
-
-@subsection How much memory is left in the Heap?
-
-The C heap is a region so this should work:
-
-(gdb) p *((Region_Control *)_Region_Information->local_table[1])->Memory->first
-$9 = @{back_flag = 1, front_flag = 8058280, next = 0x7ea5b4,
- previous = 0x7ea5b0@}
-
-In this case, the first block on the C Heap has 8,058,280 bytes left.
-
-
-@node How do I convert an executable to IEEE-695?, , How much memory is left in the Heap?, Debugging Hints
-
-@section How do I convert an executable to IEEE-695?
-
-This section is based on an email from Andrew Bythell
-<abythell@@nortelnetworks.com> in July 1999.
-
-Using Objcopy to convert m68k-coff to IEEE did not work. The new IEEE
-object could not be read by tools like the XRay BDM Debugger.
-
-The exact nature of this problem is beyond me, but I did narrow it down to a
-problem with objcopy in binutils 2-9.1. To no surprise, others have
-discovered this problem as well, as it has been fixed in later releases.
-
-I compiled a snapshot of the development sources from 07/26/99 and
-everything now works as it should. The development sources are at
-@uref{http://sourceware.cygnus.com/binutils} (thanks Ian!)
-
-Additional notes on converting an m68k-coff object for use with XRay (and
-others):
-
-@enumerate
-
-
-@item The m68k-coff object must be built with the -gstabs+ flag. The -g flag
-alone didn't work for me.
-
-@item Run Objcopy with the --debugging flag to copy debugging information.
-
-@end enumerate
-
-
-
diff --git a/doc/FAQ/endoftime.texi b/doc/FAQ/endoftime.texi
deleted file mode 100644
index 4664235baf..0000000000
--- a/doc/FAQ/endoftime.texi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,135 +0,0 @@
-@c
-@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-2002.
-@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
-@c All rights reserved.
-@c
-@c $Id$
-@c
-
-
-@node Date/Time Issues in Systems Using RTEMS, Hardware Issues, , Top
-
-@chapter Date/Time Issues in Systems Using RTEMS
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* Hardware Issues::
-* RTEMS Specific Issues::
-* Language Specific Issues::
-* Date/Time Conclusion::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-This section provides technical information regarding
-date/time representation issues and RTEMS. The Y2K problem has
-lead numerous people to ask these questions. The answer to
-these questions are actually more complicated than most
-people asking the question expect. RTEMS supports multiple
-standards and each of these standards has its own epoch and
-time representation. These standards include both programming
-API and programming language standards.
-
-In addition to the issues inside RTEMS
-itself, there is the complicating factor that the Board
-Support Package or application itself may interface with hardware
-or software that has its own set of date/time representation
-issues.
-
-In conclusion, viewing date/time representation as "the Y2K problem"
-is very short-sighted. Date/time representation should be viewed as
-a systems level issue for the system you are building. Each software
-and hardware component in the system as well as the systems being
-connected to is a factor in the equation.
-
-
-@node Hardware Issues, RTEMS Specific Issues, Date/Time Issues in Systems Using RTEMS, Date/Time Issues in Systems Using RTEMS
-
-@section Hardware Issues
-
-Numerous Real-Time Clock (RTC) controllers provide only a two-digit
-Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) representation for the current year. Without
-software correction, these chips are a classic example of the Y2K problem.
-When the RTC rolls the year register over from 99 to 00, the device
-has no idea whether the year is 1900 or 2000. It is the responsibility
-of the device driver to recognize this condition and correct for it.
-The most common technique used is to assume that all years prior
-to either the existence of the board or RTEMS are past 2000. The
-starting year (epoch) for RTEMS is 1988. Thus,
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item Chip year values 88-99 are interpreted as years 1988-2002.
-@item Chip year values 00-87 are interpreted as years 2000-2087.
-@end itemize
-
-Using this technique, a RTC using a
-two-digit BCD representation of the current year will overflow on
-January 1, 2088.
-
-
-@node RTEMS Specific Issues, Language Specific Issues, Hardware Issues, Date/Time Issues in Systems Using RTEMS
-
-@section RTEMS Specific Issues
-
-Internally, RTEMS uses an unsigned thirty-two bit integer to represent the
-number of seconds since midnight January 1, 1988. This counter will
-overflow on February 5, 2124.
-
-The time/date services in the Classic API will overflow when the
-RTEMS internal date/time representation overflows.
-
-The POSIX API uses the type @i{time_t} to represent the number of
-seconds since January 1, 1970. Many traditional UNIX systems as
-well as RTEMS define @i{time_t} as a signed thirty-two bit integer.
-This representation overflows on January 18, 2038. The solution
-usually proposed is to define @i{time_t} as a sixty-four bit
-integer. This solution is appropriate for for UNIX workstations
-as many of them already support sixty-four bit integers natively.
-At this time, this imposes a burden on embedded systems which are
-still primarily using processors with native integers of thirty-two
-bits or less.
-
-
-@node Language Specific Issues, Date/Time Conclusion, RTEMS Specific Issues, Date/Time Issues in Systems Using RTEMS
-
-@section Language Specific Issues
-
-The Ada95 Language Reference Manual requires that the @i{Ada.Calendar}
-package support years through the year 2099. However, just as the
-hardware is layered on top of hardware and may inherit its limits,
-the Ada tasking and run-time support is layered on top of an operating
-system. Thus, if the operating system or underlying hardware fail
-to correctly report dates after 2099, then it is possible for the
-@i{Ada.Calendar} package to fail prior to 2099.
-
-
-@node Date/Time Conclusion, , Language Specific Issues, Date/Time Issues in Systems Using RTEMS
-
-@section Date/Time Conclusion
-
-Each embedded system could be impacted by a variety of date/time
-representation issues. Even whether a particular date/time
-representation issue impacts a system is questionable. A system
-using only the RTEMS Classic API is not impacted by the
-date/time representation issues in POSIX. A system not using
-date/time at all is not impacted by any of these issues. Also
-the planned end of life for a system may make these issues
-moot.
-
-The following is a timeline of the date/time representation
-issues presented in this section:
-
-@itemize @bullet
-
-@item 2000 - Two BCD Digit Real-Time Clock Rollover
-
-@item 2038 - POSIX @i{time_t} Rollover
-
-@item 2088 - Correction for Two BCD Digit Real-Time Clock Rollover
-
-@item 2099 - Ada95 @i{Ada.Calendar} Rollover
-
-@item 2124 - RTEMS Internal Seconds Counter Rollover
-
-@end itemize
-
-
-
diff --git a/doc/FAQ/freesw.texi b/doc/FAQ/freesw.texi
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f082c69a0..0000000000
--- a/doc/FAQ/freesw.texi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,213 +0,0 @@
-@c
-@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-2002.
-@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
-@c All rights reserved.
-@c
-@c $Id$
-@c
-
-
-@node Free Software that Works with RTEMS, Development Tools, , Top
-
-@chapter Free Software that Works with RTEMS
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* Development Tools::
-* omniORB::
-* TCL::
-* ncurses::
-* zlib::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-This section describes other free software packages that are known to work
-with RTEMS.
-
-
-@node Development Tools, Basic Development Environment, Free Software that Works with RTEMS, Free Software that Works with RTEMS
-
-@section Development Tools
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* Basic Development Environment::
-* GNU Ada::
-* DDD - Data Display Debugger::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-
-@node Basic Development Environment, GNU Ada, Development Tools, Development Tools
-
-@subsection Basic Development Environment
-
-The standard RTEMS development environment consists of the following GNU
-components:
-
-@itemize @bullet
-
-@item gcc
-@item binutils
-@item gdb
-
-@end itemize
-
-Although not from the Free Software Foundation, the Cygnus newlib C
-library integrates well with the GNU tools and is a standard part of the
-RTEMS development environment.
-
-
-@node GNU Ada, DDD - Data Display Debugger, Basic Development Environment, Development Tools
-
-@subsection GNU Ada
-
-For those interested in using the Ada95 programming language, the GNU Ada
-compiler (GNAT) is available and has excellent support for RTEMS.
-
-
-@node DDD - Data Display Debugger, omniORB, GNU Ada, Development Tools
-
-@subsection DDD - Data Display Debugger
-
-By far the easiest way to use DDD if you are on a Redhat or SuSE Linux system
-is to retrieve the RPM package for your OS version. In general, it is
-easier to install a static binary since doing so avoids all problems
-with dynamic library versions.
-
-Some versions of DDD have had trouble with Lesstif. If you
-are using Lesstif, you will need version 0.88 or newer. It
-is also available as an RPM at the popular sites. Another Motif
-clone is Motive and versions 1.2 and newer known to work with DDD
-on popular distributions of Linux including RedHat and Slackware.
-
-Installed as RPMs, DDD in conjunction with either Lesstif or Motive
-should work out-of-the-box.
-
-User comments indicate that both Lesstif and DDD can be built
-from scratch without any problems. Instructions on installing DDD
-are at @uref{http://www.cs.tu-bs.de/softech/ddd/}. They
-indicate that
-
-@itemize @bullet
-LessTif should be used in (default) Motif 1.2 compatibility mode.
-
-The Motif 2.0 compatibility mode of LessTif is still incomplete.
-@end itemize
-
-So configure lesstif with --enable-default-12.
-
-The configure script is broken (see www.lesstif.org --> known problems)
-for 0.88.1. I didn't fix the script as they show, so I just have links
-in /usr/local/lib (also shown).
-
-Watch out: Lesstif installs its libraries in /usr/local/Lesstif. You
-will need to update /etc/ld.so.conf and regenerate the cache of shared
-library paths to point to the Motif 1.2 library.
-
-The following notes are from an RTEMS user who uses DDD in conjunction
-with Lesstif. Configure DDD "--with-motif-libraries=/usr/local/lib
---with-motif-includes=/usr/local/include" DDD needs gnuplot 3.7.
-@uref{ftp://ftp.dartmouth.edu/pub/gnuplot/gnuplot-3.7.tar.gz}. Build and
-install from scratch.
-
-DDD can be started from a script that specifies the cross debugger.
-This simplifies the invocation. The following example shows what
-a script doing this looks like.
-
-@example
-#!/bin/bash
-ddd --debugger m68k-elf-gdb $1
-@end example
-
-Under many flavors of UNIX, you will likely have to relax permissions.
-
-On Linux, to get gdb to use the serial ports while running as a
-normal user, edit /etc/security/console.perms, and create a <serial>
-class (call it whatever you want).
-
-@example
-<serial>=/dev/ttyS* /dev/cua*
-@end example
-
-Now enable the change of ownership of these devices when users log in
-from the console:
-
-@example
-<console> 0600 <serial> 0600 root
-@end example
-
-Users report using minicom to communicate with the target to initiate a TFTP
-download. They then suspend minicom, launch DDD, and begin debugging.
-
-The procedure should be the same on other platforms, modulo the choice
-of terminal emulator program and the scheme used to access the serial
-ports. From problem reports on the cygwin mailing list, it appears that
-GDB has some problems communicating over serial lines on that platform.
-
-NOTE: GDB does not like getting lots of input from the program under test
-over the serial line. Actually, it does not care, but it looses
-characters. It would appear that flow control is not re-enabled when it
-resumes program execution. At times, it looked like the test were
-failing, but everything was OK. We modified the MVME167 serial driver to
-send test output to another serial port. Using two serial ports is
-usually the easiest way to get test output while retaining a reliable debug
-connection regardless of the debugger/target combination.
-
-NOTE: Enabling gdb's remote cache might prevent this (Observed with SH1
-boards, but may also be valid for targets):
-@example
-gdb > set remotecache
-@end example
-
-Information provided by Charles-Antoine Gauthier (charles.gauthier@@iit.nrc.ca)
-Jiri Gaisler (jgais@@ws.estec.esa.nl) and Ralf Cors@'epius
-(corsepiu@@faw.uni-ulm.de)
-
-
-
-@node omniORB, TCL, DDD - Data Display Debugger, Free Software that Works with RTEMS
-
-@section omniORB
-
-omniORB is a GPL'ed CORBA which has been ported to RTEMS. It is
-available from
-(@uref{http://www.uk.research.att.com/omniORB/omniORB.html,http://www.uk.research.att.com/omniORB/omniORB.html})
-.
-
-For information on the RTEMS port of omniORB to RTEMS, see the following
-URL
-(@uref{http://www.connecttel.com/corba/rtems_omni.html,http://www.connecttel.com/corba/rtems_omni.html}).
-
-C++ exceptions must work properly on your target for omniORB to work.
-
-The port of omniORB to RTEMS was done by Rosimildo DaSilva
-<rdasilva@@connecttel.com>.
-
-
-@node TCL, ncurses, omniORB, Free Software that Works with RTEMS
-
-@section TCL
-
-Tool Command Language.
-
-ditto
-
-
-@node ncurses, zlib, TCL, Free Software that Works with RTEMS
-
-@section ncurses
-
-Free version of curses.
-
-ditto
-
-
-
-@node zlib, , ncurses, Free Software that Works with RTEMS
-
-@section zlib
-
-Free compression/decompression library.
-
-ditto
-
-
diff --git a/doc/FAQ/hwdebugaids.texi b/doc/FAQ/hwdebugaids.texi
deleted file mode 100644
index 635b7285ac..0000000000
--- a/doc/FAQ/hwdebugaids.texi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-@c
-@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-2002.
-@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
-@c All rights reserved.
-@c
-@c $Id$
-@c
-
-
-@node Hardware to Ease Debugging, MC683xx BDM Support for GDB, , Top
-
-@chapter Hardware to Ease Debugging
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* MC683xx BDM Support for GDB::
-* MPC8xx BDM Support for GDB::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-The items in this category provide information on various hardware
-debugging assistants that are available.
-
-
-@node MC683xx BDM Support for GDB, MPC8xx BDM Support for GDB, Hardware to Ease Debugging, Hardware to Ease Debugging
-
-@section MC683xx BDM Support for GDB
-
-Eric Norum (eric@@skatter.usask.ca) has a driver for a parallel
-port interface to a BDM module. This driver has a long history
-and is based on a driver by Gunter Magin (magin@@skil.camelot.de)
-which in turn was based on BD32 for DOS by Scott Howard. Eric Norum
-and Chris Johns (ccj@@acm.org) have put together a package containing
-everything you need to use this BDM driver including software, PCB layouts,
-and machining drawings. From the README:
-
-"This package contains everything you need to be able to run GDB on
-Linux and control a Motorola CPU32+ (68360) or Coldfire (5206, 5206e, or
-5207) target through a standard PC parallel port."
-
-Information on this BDM driver is available at the following URL:
-
-@example
-http://www.calm.hw.ac.uk/davidf/coldfire/gdb-bdm-linux.htm
-@end example
-
-The package is officially hosted at Eric Norum's ftp site:
-
-@example
-ftp://skatter.usask.ca/pub/eric/BDM-Linux-gdb/
-@end example
-
-Peter Shoebridge (peter@@zeecube.com) has ported the Linux
-parallel port BDM driver from Eric Norum to Windows NT. It is
-available at http://www.zeecube.com/bdm.
-
-The efi332 project has a home-built BDM module and gdb backend for
-Linux. See http://efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu/efi332/hardware.html)
-for details. The device driver and gdb backend are based on those
-by Gunter Magin (magin@@skil.camelot.de) available from
-ftp.lpr.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de.
-
-Pavel Pisa (pisa@@cmp.felk.cvut.cz) has one available at
-http://cmp.felk.cvut.cz/~pisa/m683xx/bdm_driver.html.
-
-Huntsville Microsystems (HMI) has GDB support for their BDM module
-available upon request. It is also available from their ftp site:
-ftp://ftp.hmi.com/pub/gdb
-
-The Macraigor OCD BDM module has a driver for Linux
-written by Gunter Magin (magin@@skil.camelot.de).
-No URLs yet.
-
-Finally, there is a overview of BDM at the following URL:
-http://cmp.felk.cvut.cz/~pisa/m683xx/bdm_driver.html.
-
-Information in this section from:
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item Brendan Simon <brendan@@dgs.monash.edu.au>
-@item W Gerald Hicks <wghicks@@bellsouth.net>
-@item Chris Johns <ccj@@acm.org>
-@item Eric Norum <eric@@skatter.usask.ca>
-@item Gunter Magin <magin@@skil.camelot.de>
-
-@end itemize
-
-
-
-@node MPC8xx BDM Support for GDB, , MC683xx BDM Support for GDB, Hardware to Ease Debugging
-
-@section MPC8xx BDM Support for GDB
-
-@c "Adrian Bocaniciu" <a.bocaniciu@computer.org> has a driver
-@c for NT and is willing to share it but he needs to be emailed
-@c privately since he needs to explain somethings about it.
-@c It has been used for over a year as of 08/18/99.
-
-Christian Haan <chn@@intego.de> has written a driver for FreeBSD
-based for"a slightly changed ICD BDM module (because of changes
-in the BDM interface on the PowerPC)" that "probably will work with
-the PD module too." His work is based on the M68K BDM work by
-Gunter Magin (Gunter.Magin@@skil.camelot.de) and
-the PPC BDM for Linux work by Sergey Drazhnikov (swd@@agua.comptek.ru).
-This is not yet publicly available.
-
-Sergey Drazhnikov (swd@@agua.comptek.ru) has written a PPC BDM driver for
-Linux. Information is available at http://cyclone.parad.ru/ppcbdm.
-
-Huntsville Microsystems (HMI) has GDB support for their BDM module
-available upon request. It is also available from their ftp site:
-ftp://ftp.hmi.com/pub/gdb
-
-GDB includes support for a set of primitives to support the Macraigor
-Wiggler (OCD BDM). Unfortunately, this requires the use of a
-proprietary interface and is supported only on Windows. This forces
-one to use CYGWIN. Reports are that this results in a slow
-interface. Scott Howard (http://www.objsw.com) has announced
-that support for the gdb+wiggler combination under DJGPP which should
-run significantly faster.
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item Leon Pollak <leonp@@plris.com>
-@item Christian Haan <chn@@intego.de>
-@end itemize
-
-
diff --git a/doc/FAQ/projects.texi b/doc/FAQ/projects.texi
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a370338db..0000000000
--- a/doc/FAQ/projects.texi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,169 +0,0 @@
-@c
-@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-2002.
-@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
-@c All rights reserved.
-@c
-@c $Id$
-@c
-
-
-@node RTEMS Projects, Other Filesystems, , Top
-
-@chapter RTEMS Projects
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* Other Filesystems::
-* Java::
-* CORBA::
-* APIs::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-The questions in this category are regarding things that people
-are working on or that the RTEMS community would like to see work on.
-
-There are multiple ways to support the RTEMS Project. Financial support
-is always welcomed. This can be via sponsorship of a specific project
-such as one of the ones listed here or via volunteering in some
-capacity.
-
-
-@node Other Filesystems, Java, RTEMS Projects, RTEMS Projects
-
-@section Other Filesystems
-
-This is a list of the filesystems that would be nice to have support
-for in RTEMS. For each filsystem, status and contact information is
-provided for those who have expressed interest in helping out or are actively
-working on it.
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item TFTP client - read only, no write capability
-@itemize @bullet
-@item No Contact
-@end itemize
-
-@item DOS Filesystem - ???
-@itemize @bullet
-@item Peter Shoebridge <peter@@zeecube.com>
-@item Victor V. Vengerov <vvv@@tepkom.ru>
-@end itemize
-
-@item CD-ROM Filesystem - ???
-@itemize @bullet
-@item Peter Shoebridge <peter@@zeecube.com>
-@end itemize
-
-@item Flash Filesystem(s) - ???
-@itemize @bullet
-@item Rod Barman <rodb@@ieee.org>
-@item Victor V. Vengerov <vvv@@tepkom.ru>
-@end itemize
-
-@item Remote Host Filesystem - ???
-@itemize @bullet
-@item Wayne Bullaughey <wayne@@wmi.com>
-@end itemize
-
-@item NFS client - ???
-@itemize @bullet
-@item No Contact
-@end itemize
-
-@end itemize
-
-
-@node Java, Kaffe, Other Filesystems, RTEMS Projects
-
-@section Java
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* Kaffe::
-* GNU Java Compiler (gjc)::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-
-@node Kaffe, GNU Java Compiler (gjc), Java, Java
-
-@subsection Kaffe
-
-This porting effort is underway and active.
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item Jiri Gaisler <jgais@@ws.estec.esa.nl>
-@item Oscar Martinez de la Torre <omt@@wm.estec.esa.nl>
-@end itemize
-
-NOTE: An older version of Kaffe was ported to a pre-4.0 version of RTEMS.
-The network support in RTEMS was immature at that port and Kaffe had
-portability problems. Together these resulted in an unclean port which
-was never merged.
-
-
-@node GNU Java Compiler (gjc), CORBA, Kaffe, Java
-
-@subsection GNU Java Compiler (gjc)
-
-This porting effort is underway and active.
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item Charles-Antoine Gauthier <charles.gauthier@@iit.nrc.ca>
-@end itemize
-
-
-@node CORBA, TAO, GNU Java Compiler (gjc), RTEMS Projects
-
-@section CORBA
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* TAO::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-
-@node TAO, APIs, CORBA, CORBA
-
-@subsection TAO
-
-This porting effort is pending testing. Erik ported the code but then
-discovered that his target board did not have enough memory to run
-any TAO tests.
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item Erik Ivanenko <erik.ivanenko@@utoronto.ca>
-@end itemize
-
-
-@node APIs, POSIX 1003.1b, TAO, RTEMS Projects
-
-@section APIs
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* POSIX 1003.1b::
-* ITRON 3.0::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-
-@node POSIX 1003.1b, ITRON 3.0, APIs, APIs
-
-@subsection POSIX 1003.1b
-
-Support for POSIX 1003.1b is mature but there are a few remaining
-items including a handful of services, performance tests, and
-documentation. Please refer to the Status chapter of the
-@i{POSIX API User's Guide} for more details.
-
-
-@node ITRON 3.0, , POSIX 1003.1b, APIs
-
-@subsection ITRON 3.0
-
-Support for ITRON 3.0 is in its beginning stages. There are
-numerous managers left to implement, both functional and
-performance tests to write, and much documentation remaining.
-Please refer to the Status chapter of the @i{ITRON 3.0 API User's Guide}
-for specific details.
-
-
diff --git a/doc/FAQ/tools.texi b/doc/FAQ/tools.texi
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b6509f06f..0000000000
--- a/doc/FAQ/tools.texi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-@c
-@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-2002.
-@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
-@c All rights reserved.
-@c
-@c $Id$
-@c
-
-
-@node General Development Tool Hints, What is GNU?, Top, Top
-
-@chapter General Development Tool Hints
-@ifinfo
-@menu
-* What is GNU?::
-* How do I generate a patch?::
-* How do I apply a patch?::
-@end menu
-@end ifinfo
-
-The questions in this category are related to the GNU development tools
-in a non-language specific way.
-
-
-@node What is GNU?, How do I generate a patch?, General Development Tool Hints, General Development Tool Hints
-
-@section What is GNU?
-
-Take a look at @uref{http://www.gnu.org,http://www.gnu.org} for information on the GNU Project.
-
-
-@node How do I generate a patch?, How do I apply a patch?, What is GNU?, General Development Tool Hints
-
-@section How do I generate a patch?
-
-The RTEMS patches to the development tools are generated using a
-command like this
-
-@example
-diff -N -P -r -c TOOL-original-image TOOL-with-changes >PATCHFILE
-@end example
-
-where the options are:
-
-@itemize @bullet
-
-@item -N and -P take care of adding and removing files (be careful not to
-include junk files like file.mybackup)
-
-@item -r tells diff to recurse through subdirectories
-
-@item -c is a context diff (easy to read for humans)
-
-@end itemize
-
-Please look at the generated PATCHFILE and make sure it does not
-contain anything you did not intend to send to the maintainers.
-It is easy to accidentally leave a backup file in the modified
-source tree or have a spurious change that should not be
-in the PATCHFILE.
-
-If you end up with the entire contents of a file in the patch
-and can't figure out why, you may have different CR/LF scheme
-in the two source files. The GNU open-source packages usually have
-UNIX style CR/LF. If you edit on a Windows platform, the line
-terminators may have been transformed by the editor into Windows
-style.
-
-
-@node How do I apply a patch?, , How do I generate a patch?, General Development Tool Hints
-
-@section How do I apply a patch?
-
-Patches generated with the @code{diff} program are fed into the
-@code{patch} program as follows:
-
-@example
-patch -p1 <PATCHFILE
-@end example
-
-where the options are:
-
-@itemize @bullet
-
-@item -pNUM tells @code{patch} to strip off NUM slashes from the
-pathname.
-
-@end itemize
-
-If @code{patch} prompts for a file to patch, you may need to adjust NUM.
-