#13608 - Gordon - Thu Dec 18, 2003 6:34 am
Does anyone install ARM SDT 2.5 on Winxp?
I have done with my project on GCC, but I want to compile my code on ARM SDT to see what is the different of size and speed between them.
I have installed with many error. I dont' think it can be run on Winxp.
Are there any other version of ARM SDT (Not GCC) on Winxp which it can be downloaded? or Replacement of ARM SDT (Not GCC but use ARM Co. Compiler), Please give a link!
thx many
bye
#13611 - XeroxBoy - Thu Dec 18, 2003 7:42 am
Near as I can tell, ARM doesn't offer patches for their products. If there is indeed a problem with version 2.5 on Windows XP, then you're likely out of luck should you not own a copy legally. In any case, ARM claims that the ADS replaces the SDT - you might try obtaining a copy of that.
My recommendation, personally, is to forget about the issue. Using an unlicensed copy of ARM products is, of course, illegal, and the GBADev scene, as a whole, wants to err on the side of legality as best as possible. Besides, while there are minor speed benefits to ARM compilers, they're generally negligible. Certainly nothing compared to what good coding can accomplish.
#13616 - poslundc - Thu Dec 18, 2003 3:16 pm
| Gordon wrote: |
| Are there any other version of ARM SDT (Not GCC) on Winxp which it can be downloaded? or Replacement of ARM SDT (Not GCC but use ARM Co. Compiler), Please give a link! |
No problem, you can download gcc from http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/gcc.html.
Sorry, had to do it... :)
Dan.
#13803 - Lord Graga - Tue Dec 23, 2003 2:42 am
I use ARM SDT 2.50 eval on my XP computer.
No problems here.
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#13810 - Gordon - Tue Dec 23, 2003 4:23 am
with little what? Please, tell me how to fix it?
thx
Gordon
#13833 - tepples - Tue Dec 23, 2003 4:59 pm
Gordon: I'm guessing Lord Graga was referring to WaReZ.
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#16788 - KevinW - Wed Feb 25, 2004 3:25 am
SDT is several versions behind.
Your much better off using the latest ARM ADS 1.2 version instead.
Bug fixes, and more features; some in particular you want for GBA dev.
I beleave you might be able to find an evalutation version at
www.filedonkey.com
Please buy it if you use it of course.
IMHO the ARM ADS is a more profressional toolset then the GCC.
Plus several public tests show the ADS complier generates on average at least 10% faster code..
#16800 - tepples - Wed Feb 25, 2004 4:51 am
The name ADS got me thinking: Why doesn't ARM make a hobbyist compiler supported by ads, like the Opera browser?
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#16803 - KevinW - Wed Feb 25, 2004 5:10 am
I agree.
And why not make a less expensive "lite", or "student" type version.
It could be tailored for GBA type environments and they could take off a lot of the fluff.
They could take out: the Codewarrior IDE, floating point emulation, etc.
Seems to me they would sell more product that way..
#16834 - Miked0801 - Wed Feb 25, 2004 6:26 pm
Why should they bother with such small fish when they sell soooo many other CPUs for palms, inbedded systems, and such. I'm guessing that GBA is a really small portion of their overall sales and they just don't care :)
#16837 - torne - Wed Feb 25, 2004 6:51 pm
ARM don't bother to develop an el cheapo version of their devkit because you can just use GCC. Not that GCC is always as good, but there is relatively little demand for the ADS outside of people who are doing 'real' development because GCC is normally *adequate*. =)
#16914 - Lupin - Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:13 pm
I like arm ads more than gcc... I don't like the CodeWarrior Editor though, but i still use it because it makes compiling control so easy :)