What's needed to develop plugins?

[macmaker]

What's actually needed to develop plugins for the Dreambox, what development environment to use, any public source code to get started.

Do I also need to have linux installed on PC or can the Dev environment be used in WinXP.

I already have Visual Studio with C++.

You help would be much appriciated.

Thanks.

[macmaker]

I Found it so no need to worry, unless you have a better way.

[NeoNightmare]

Originally Posted by macmaker

I Found it so no need to worry, unless you have a better way.

What have you found? I am interestet in it also...


th Neo

[robb]

Originally Posted by NeoNightmare

What have you found? I am interestet in it also...


th Neo

The development kit, probably?
It runs under Linux, should you need an answer to that question.
There are several places where it is documented how to retrieve the development software.
E.g. look at http://t-hydron.verkoyen.be/

[jpm]

Linux machine, Linux dev kit installed (best is Debian), some C programming skills and logical understanding.
T-Hydrons site is a good starting point!

good luck

[NeoNightmare]

Originally Posted by jpm

Linux machine, Linux dev kit installed (best is Debian), some C programming skills and logical understanding.
T-Hydrons site is a good starting point!

good luck

thx, got it...

I use Cygwin because I dont have a Linux installed? I tried to build the CDK and I get this error:

see picture..

after make all

what is wrong?

thx Neo

[Tankero]

Originally Posted by NeoNightmare

thx, got it...

I use Cygwin because I dont have a Linux installed? I tried to build the CDK and I get this error:

thx Neo

Most propably Cygwin problem. I strongly recommend vmware+linux or separate linux box.

[robb]

Originally Posted by Tankero

I strongly recommend vmware+linux or separate linux box.

Or separate Linux partition on same system. Many possibilities.
But indeed, trying to get this to run without Linux is asking for more problems.

Remember, even under Linux the development kit has to setup a cross-compiler environment because the Dreambox CPU is different from the PC CPU.
So alongside the native gcc that generates Intel binaries a second gcc is installed that generates IBM PowerPC binaries. That is the step the installer is performing at that moment. It probably does not expect to build a gcc that crosscompiles to IBM PowerPC and runs under Windows.
(not that this is impossible, it just isn't what everyone else does)

[NeoNightmare]

Originally Posted by robb

Or separate Linux partition on same system. Many possibilities.
But indeed, trying to get this to run without Linux is asking for more problems.

Remember, even under Linux the development kit has to setup a cross-compiler environment because the Dreambox CPU is different from the PC CPU.
So alongside the native gcc that generates Intel binaries a second gcc is installed that generates IBM PowerPC binaries. That is the step the installer is performing at that moment. It probably does not expect to build a gcc that crosscompiles to IBM PowerPC and runs under Windows.
(not that this is impossible, it just isn't what everyone else does)

Thanx all,

i would like to create a separate partition for Linux, but whitch distribution should i install? And whith witch i dont have problems on my Notebook (Dell inspirion 8600, centrino), where i am working on. What is recommendet?

thx neo

[jpm]

First choice is Debian
Second choice is SUSE
Third choice is RedHat
Forth choice is Knoppix
Fifth choice is Berlios Bonzai

Always latest versions inclusive development kits! Knoppix and Bonzai are Debian based distributions but as life disks a bit "weak" from the dev side of view..... loads to download after installation