Re: GNAT GPL for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT

[Matteo Bordin <matteo.bordin@gmail.com>]

On Jul 1, 8:30 am, MRE <Marc.Enzm...@web.de> wrote:
> On 30 Jun., 13:05, Matteo Bordin <matteo.bor...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Jun 29, 8:01 am, MRE <Marc.Enzm...@web.de> wrote:
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> > > Ha ha! Success! I got something to compile and could download it.
> > > Now for the really complicated things ;-)
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> > > I have to say though, that the README file that Matteo refers to
> > > is slightly parsimonious. It should mention, that you ought to
> > > have cygwin running on your windows machine together with the libusb
> > > library.
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> > This information is part of the installation of nxtOSEK, as you say
> > down here.
> > It is however a good suggestion to improve our documentation.
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> > > You might want to followhttp://lejos-osek.sourceforge.net/installation.htm
> > > this helps also for GNAT.
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> > > Headscratcher: I can only compile using MinGW (Cygwin doesn't find the
> > > cross gnatmake during "make" though it has no problems to find it
> > > otherwise)
> > > but I need Cygwin to download the stuff to the brick.
> > > Nothing out of order though.
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> > Did you follow the instructions at share/doc/mindstorms/README, as
> > cited in the root README file?
> > In particular: did you modified tool_gcc.mak and copied it in the
> > appropriate nxtOSEK folder?
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> Hi Matteo,
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> Unless I put in a typo somewhere, I followed the instructions.
> My assumption is, that I have some confusion in the PATH variable, so
> that cygwin has trouble finding the compiler. I'll sort it out as soon
> as I have a little more leisure time ;-)

Yep, it seems some cygwin-driven trouble - which means it would also
be difficult to reproduce,
but will try anyway. Let me know if you sort out the problem.

Thanks for your feedback.