[Debian-coldfire-devel] Progress?

[Sven Luther]

On Fri, Jun 02, 2006 at 10:27:27AM +0200, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> On Wed, May 31, 2006 at 11:32:12PM +0200, Aurélien GÉRÔME wrote:
> > I searched for "coldfire" on wiki.debian.org, but the only relevant
> > link is <http://wiki.debian.org/ArchiveQualification/m68k>.
> > 
> > Is there a web page which describes what is done and what is to do?
> 
> Not really; a post on this mailinglist is all, I guess.
> 
> To repeat:
> * Binutils/compiler changes (need to be pushed upstream)
> * Glibc changes (same, need to be pushed upstream)
> * archive rebuild, test test test
> * optionally, kernel changes so that it implements classic m68k-specific
>   opcodes by emulation (would allow us to start compiling with coldfire
>   machines right away rather than having to wait for the above three
>   points to be finished)
> 
> [...can't help with Freescale's sales policy...]
> > The last option remains the "full" board
> > <http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=M5485EVB&parentCode=MCF5484&nodeId=0162468rH3YTLC00M93426>
> > at $850 which is not an affordable price for me. :( Quite a price,
> > compared to the lite board, for the only addition of a VGA chip and
> > another PCI slot...
> 
> Actually, there is yet another option: one of us with a working
> installation could give you an account on the board for hacking, so that
> you could work by remote.
> 
> I'd be willing to do this, but I'd need to rearrange some things then,
> first.

Alternatively, i could share my board with Aurelien, we are relatively near
one of the other, and he clearly has more time than me right now.

Friendly,

Sven Luther