Re: Add new target: vxworks for xscale

[Olivier Hainque <hainque at act-europe dot fr>]

Hello Zack,

Zack Weinberg wrote:
> >  Now, we actually have everything in place to use the libgcc
> >  underlying routines. I suggest that we attempt an ACATS run in this
> >  sort of setup as part of the testing procedure for the next
> >  submission, together with the changes you suggested to have the
> >  port organized the modern way.
> 
> This is an excellent idea.

 This will be a very interesting test for us, btw. We are now using the
 GCC support for EH pretty extensively on a couple of platforms, but so far
 have only experimented the DWARF table based underlying machinery. The GNAT
 support for GCC/SJLJ has been introduced very recently, so it needs to be
 exercised :)

 A couple of ACATS tests for Ada ATCs (Asynchronous Transfers of Control) are
 probably bound to fail, but this is a whole different story (a though one,
 btw).
 
> Oh, believe me, I know all about the joys of running tests on VxWorks
> boards.

 Oh, no doubt I believe you :)
 
> Unfortunately I don't have a good answer for you.  I would *like* to
> see the C and C++ testsuites run against a physical board,

 Humm, this is giving me ideas ...
 
> There is a thing called WindISS which is relatively easy to make work
> with gcc and dejagnu, but it's not simulating the real VxWorks
> environment, alas.

 OK. Will see. Thanks for the pointer.

 I can't put all this on the very top of my list *today*, but I'm definitely
 willing to make progress on this issue rapidly. I'll certainly have questions
 along the way :)

 Thanks for your feedback.

 Olivier