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diff --git a/ACE-INSTALL.html b/ACE-INSTALL.html index 2015835642f..05df639264f 100644 --- a/ACE-INSTALL.html +++ b/ACE-INSTALL.html @@ -1337,6 +1337,23 @@ task. The TAO IDL_Cubit test <a href="TAO/performance-tests/Cubit/TAO/IDL_Cubit/collocation_test.cpp">collocation test</a> is a good example.<p> +<h5><a name="VxWorks/LinkToKernel">Linking ACE and/or TAO Libraries into the VxWorks Kernel</a>.</h5> + +It's easy to link your ACE and/or TAO libraries into the VxWorks kernel. +Just build <a href="#VxWorks/SharedLibs">shared versions</a>, but +disable the munch step. The easiest way to do that is to set the +<code>LD</code> make variable to the name of your linker. For +example, to build a libACE.so for PowerPC that can be linked into +the kernel: +<pre> +% cd $ACE_ROOT/ace +% make LD=ldppc shared_libs_only=1 +</pre> +After building the shared lib, link it into the kernel by setting +the <code>MACH_EXTRA</code> make variable in the kernel configuration +Makefile. Then, build the kernel using <code>make exe</code>.<p> + + <h5><a name="VxWorks/NT">Building ACE on Tornado/NT hosts for VxWorks targets</a>.</h5> The following, very useful information was contributed by <a href="http://people.qualcomm.com/cryan">Chris Ryan</a> @@ -1344,33 +1361,11 @@ and <a href="mailto:Paul_von_Behren@stortek.com">Paul von Behren</a>. Please submit corrections, additions, or clarifications to the the <a href="mailto:ace-users@cs.wustl.edu">ACE mailing list</a>.<p> -A few additional Windows Notes, from Paul von Behren:<p> -<ul> - <li>Cygnus has created a Win32 API which is compatible with a - ``generic'' Unix environment. Using this library, they have ported a - large collection of GNU tools to WinNT/95 - including a port of - gcc/g++. See <A href="http://www.cygnus.com/misc/gnu-win32/">http://www.cygnus.com/misc/gnu-win32/</A> - A related link is <a href="ftp://ftp.cygnus.com/pub/gnu-win32/latest/">ftp://ftp.cygnus.com/pub/gnu-win32/latest/</a> - WindRiver provides a subset of these tools - including make - and gcc cross-compilers. (Note: it appears that the make - that is provided with Tornado 2.0 cannot be used to build ACE. - Use Cygnus' make (version 3.75) instead.)<p> - <li>To set up the command-prompt build environemnt, run - <code>Tornado\host\x86-win32\bin\TorVars.bat</code>. This is done - implicitly within the Tornado IDE.<p> - <li>To run <code>ace_ld</code>, you still need perl installed - - see <A href="http://www.activestate.com/software/default.htm">http://www.activestate.com/software/default.htm</A> - for Windows perl.<p> - <li>The Tornado IDE will use a standard Makefile for project - builds, but does not have a GUI interface for managing the - Makefile. By default, it will use rules from Makefile in the current - directory and you can configure it to add certain Makefile - targets to the project. If you have <code>ACE_ROOT</code> defined - before starting Tornado, you can specify an ACE Makefile as a Tornado - target and Tornado will then call make from the menu.<p> -</ul> +<strong>NOTE:</strong>The make (version 3.74) that is provided with +Tornado II cannot be used to build ACE. Use Cygnus' make (version 3.75) +instead.)<p> -Using the Cygnus tools, this approach should work: +Using the Cygnus tools, this approach works: <ul> <li>You'll build both your NT and VxWorks executables in the same workspace (directory hierarchy). This works because the NT @@ -1398,6 +1393,28 @@ Using the Cygnus tools, this approach should work: <li>Build for NT, then build for VxWorks.<p> </ul> +A few additional Windows Notes, from Paul von Behren:<p> +<ul> + <li>Cygnus has created a Win32 API which is compatible with a + ``generic'' Unix environment. Using this library, they have ported a + large collection of GNU tools to WinNT/95 - including a port of + gcc/g++. See <A href="http://www.cygnus.com/misc/gnu-win32/">http://www.cygnus.com/misc/gnu-win32/</A> + A related link is <a href="ftp://ftp.cygnus.com/pub/gnu-win32/latest/">ftp://ftp.cygnus.com/pub/gnu-win32/latest/</a><p> + <li>To set up the command-prompt build environemnt, run + <code>Tornado\host\x86-win32\bin\TorVars.bat</code>. This is done + implicitly within the Tornado IDE.<p> + <li>To run <code>ace_ld</code>, you still need perl installed - + see <A href="http://www.activestate.com/software/default.htm">http://www.activestate.com/software/default.htm</A> + for Windows perl.<p> + <li>The Tornado IDE will use a standard Makefile for project + builds, but does not have a GUI interface for managing the + Makefile. By default, it will use rules from Makefile in the current + directory and you can configure it to add certain Makefile + targets to the project. If you have <code>ACE_ROOT</code> defined + before starting Tornado, you can specify an ACE Makefile as a Tornado + target and Tornado will then call make from the menu.<p> +</ul> + And Chris Ryan's instructions for building for VxWorks targets on Windows NT hosts: @@ -1464,23 +1481,6 @@ on Windows NT hosts: CPU = I80486 include $(ACE_ROOT)/include/makeinclude/platform_vxworks5.x_g++.GNU </pre> - - <li>Now, follow the existing documentation for a UNIX platform build of ACE - such as: - <pre> - cd $ACE_ROOT/ace; make - </pre> - - <li>To build $ACE_ROOT/tests, I had to use the <code>make.exe</code> in the - <code>/gnuwin32/b18/H-i386-cygwin32/bin</code> directory as I couldn't - get make shipped with Tornado to run ace_ld and I couldn't figure out any - other work around.<p> - - <pre> - cd $ACE_ROOT/tests; /gnuwin32/b18/H-i386-cygwin32/bin/make - </pre> - - Also, running the tests works as already documented. </ol> <h5>TAO on NT Tornado host, VxWorks target.</h5> @@ -1488,6 +1488,8 @@ on Windows NT hosts: <ol> <li>Build ACE and TAO_IDL in the NT tree as already documented. As mentioned above, I put <code>aced.dll</code> in <code>/bin</code>. + Be sure to build ACE's gperf on NT, in + <code>ACE_wrappers/apps/gperf/src</code>.<p> <li>Build $TAO_ROOT/tao <pre> @@ -1503,7 +1505,7 @@ on Windows NT hosts: /gnuwin32/b18/H-i386-cygwin32/bin/make </pre> - <li>Build $TAO_ROOT/tests + <li>Build $TAO_ROOT/tests<p> </ol> |