Hello everyone, I am working on porting GCC to the TI C54x. I have worked alone for a few months, similar to others who have attempted this project, but I am now in the process of setting up a repository on BerliOS so I can work with others. Thus, the primary purpose of this email is to introduce you to my project's website, http://gcc-c54x.berlios.de. Please excuse the layout; web design isn't my forte.
However, since I'm already writing, I might as well ask a few questions. :) 1. I chose BerliOS (after speaking with the maintainer of the SF project) because I have heard it is superior to SF. I am also planning on choosing Subversion over CVS for the same reason. However, I have no experience with any of these things-- does anybody have concerns with my choices? It just occurred to me that GCC itself uses CVS; when it comes time to merge the port into GCC, would the use of svn cause undue strife? 2. I plan on taking a GCC release (say, gcc-4.0.0-20050417), treating it as a constant, and building the port on top of it. That way I won't have to concern myself with the development of the rest of GCC (which would hardly affect me). Is this the best method? 3. On a slightly sillier note, what's the best NAME for this port? c54x seems a logical extension of c4x, but then tic54x also seems logical, based on e.g. m68k and i386. I chose gcc-c54x because of the name gcc-cris used by Nilsson in "Portnig GCC for Dunces", and I am planning on using c54x internally as well. Any complaints? Finally, I have a channel on Freenode, #gcc-c54x, and I just set up a mailing list on BerliOS, [EMAIL PROTECTED] If anyone is interested in working on this, I would appreciate the companionship. Also, I am extremely new to this; I hadn't seen GCC source code nor c54x assembly code before starting. If any of you are interested in `mentoring' by signing on to the list and helping out on difficult questions, I would appreciate that as well. However, be aware that the list will not go live for another 6-24 hours, since the changes to BerliOS will not be visible until then. Thanks! -Bryan -- Bryan Richter UCDTT President UC Davis Undergrad, Physics Dept. - A PGP signature is (probably) attached to this email. PGP Key ID: BB8E6CCC
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