From 49a905085792b2dc00684a256281c5de06bd81f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 17:16:40 +0000
Subject: Added section on Free Software that Supports RTEMS.

---
 doc/FAQ/FAQ.texi |  2 ++
 doc/FAQ/Makefile |  8 ++++++-
 doc/FAQ/freesw.t | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 doc/FAQ/freesw.t

(limited to 'doc/FAQ')

diff --git a/doc/FAQ/FAQ.texi b/doc/FAQ/FAQ.texi
index d8ad472bf3..31ca97da4d 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ/FAQ.texi
+++ b/doc/FAQ/FAQ.texi
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
 @include basic.texi
 @include tools.texi
 @include debug.texi
+@include freesw.texi
 
 @ifinfo
 @node Top, Basic Information, (dir), (dir)
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ Common questions have been divided into the following categories.
 * Basic Information::
 * General Development Tool Hints::
 * Debugging Hints::
+* Free Software that Works with RTEMS::
 @end menu
 
 @c * Command and Variable Index::
diff --git a/doc/FAQ/Makefile b/doc/FAQ/Makefile
index db9e772d70..d1a77af9b5 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ/Makefile
+++ b/doc/FAQ/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ dirs:
 COMMON_FILES=../common/cpright.texi ../common/setup.texi
 
 GENERATED_FILES= \
-    basic.texi tools.texi debug.texi
+    basic.texi tools.texi debug.texi freesw.texi
 
 FILES=$(PROJECT).texi $(GENERATED_FILES)
 
@@ -73,3 +73,9 @@ debug.texi: debug.t Makefile
 	$(BMENU) -c -p "" \
 	    -u "Top" \
 	    -n "" ${*}.t
+
+freesw.texi: freesw.t Makefile
+	$(BMENU) -c -p "" \
+	    -u "Top" \
+	    -n "" ${*}.t
+
diff --git a/doc/FAQ/freesw.t b/doc/FAQ/freesw.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5eb4fdcf66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/FAQ/freesw.t
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+@c
+@c  COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-1998.
+@c  On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
+@c  All rights reserved.
+@c
+@c  $Id$
+@c
+
+@chapter Free Software that Works with RTEMS
+
+This section describes other free software packages that are known to work
+with RTEMS.
+
+@section GNU Development Tools
+
+The standard RTEMS development environment consists of the following GNU
+components:
+
+@itemize @bullet
+
+@item gcc/egcs
+@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.
+
+For those interested in using the Ada95 programming language, the GNU Ada
+compiler (GNAT) is available.  
+
+@section omniORB
+
+omniORB is a GPL'ed CORBA which has been ported to RTEMS.  It is
+available from 
+@ifset use-html
+(@href{http://www.uk.research.att.com/omniORB/omniORB.html,,,http://www.uk.research.att.com/omniORB/omniORB.html})
+@end ifset
+@ifclear use-html
+http://www.uk.research.att.com/omniORB/omniORB.html
+@end ifclear
+.
+
+For information on the RTEMS port of omniORB to RTEMS, see the following
+URL 
+@ifset use-html
+(@href{http://www.connecttel.com/corba/rtems_omni.html,,,http://www.connecttel.com/corba/rtems_omni.html})
+@end ifset
+@ifclear use-html
+http://www.connecttel.com/corba/rtems_omni.html
+@end ifclear
+.
+
+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>.  
+
+@section TCL
+
+Tool Command Language.
+
+ditto
+
+@section ncurses
+
+Free version of curses.
+
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