Re: GNAT GPL for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT

[MRE <Marc.Enzmann@web.de>]

On 24 Jun., 09:00, Matteo Bordin <matteo.bor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 24, 5:15 am, Jeffrey Creem <j...@thecreems.com> wrote:
>
> > tmo...@acm.org wrote:
> > >> GNAT GPL for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT
>
> > >>http://libre.adacore.com/libre/tools/mindstorms/
> > >   Last Thursday I registered so I could download this.  Haven't received
> > > a "here's your code" email yet.  Are they just slow?
>
> > Not normally. Sounds like it got caught in the spam blocker someplace.
> > My son signed up on Friday I think and had the activation email in a few
> > minutes.
>
> I agree. Let us know if you do not receive the confirmation mail.
>
>
>
> > I was pretty excited to get him going on this but it is still pretty raw
> > and not quite ready for prime time. Still I think it is good to get it
> > out there early.
>
> > Install process is a bit confusing and I don't quite understand all of
> > the actual prerequisites. The direct link to on file in nxtOSEK makes
> > you think that is all you need (perhaps it is) but nxtOSEK itself has a
> > rather a number of prerequisites that you may or may not also need.
> > The documentation talks about going to the examples directory and doing
> > a make but the AdaCore Mindstorms install (while somewhat complete in
> > that it bundles GPS and the compiler in one installer) does not include
> > make.
>
> I suggest to have a look at the root README file you see in the
> download page.
> It contains all required information.
>
> > I'd really be interested in hearing if anyone gets this going who has
> > not already spent a lot of time with nxtOSEK. Looks like a good first
> > effort to build on. Hopefully the effort is not wasted because a new
> > mindstorms is coming out in the fall. It would be a shame if the new
> > mindstorms obsoleted all of this before it ever got working in a
> > semi-turnkey manner.
>
> We tested it with interns (not the one who contributed to the
> release ;-) ) and
> the installation process, while not completely automated, seemed
> reasonable.
 I managed to get something to compile, however I wind up with a
somewhat
cryptic (for me at least) error message, that ld causes an error in
Win XP.
I'll tinker some more and get back to you.

Cheers Marc