Do you know the plan for moving towards C for Propeller 2? Is someone working on a GCC port? I'd love to be involved in any effort to get C to run efficiently on the Propeller.
Worse time zone selector ever. I am in USA Central time zone. Didn't find that, or Minneapolis or St. Louis or Kansas City. I finally found North Dakota.
I did see something though that I thought I would ask about in "Our Multicore Concept," under the sub-heading "Progression Path"
... Software written for the P8X32A will be mostly compatible with the new design. However, new tool chains and a new IDE are being developed that will take advantage of the industry leading and platform independent GCC compiler and Eclipse IDE. More specific details are published in the early release notes...
Am I reading that right that GCC will be the compiler for the Propeller 2, or is this just the IDE being developed in GCC? I didn't see any details on that specifically in the notes.
It says that the new tools chains and IDE are being developed with GCC and an Eclipse IDE. It doesn't say that there will be a GCC compiler for the Prop.
It means Parallax has become wise to what needs to be supported. That said, they will try to move towards getting that stuff offically done. Don't look for it soon however... There will probablly be alot of hoopla when the train starts moving. Whenever that is...
It says that the new tools chains and IDE are being developed with GCC and an Eclipse IDE. It doesn't say that there will be a GCC compiler for the Prop.
Parallax is keeping their in-house C development very close to their chest. Its possible we may see something soon, but it might not be a GCC port - it may be the "Propeller Micro C" they announced a year or so ago.
However, the obvious time to release something like that would be to coincide with the launch of the Prop II.
Now - get someone to proofread the new site and prop specs. There are several basic spelling mistakes that aren't acceptable in this league.
Why don't we start with basic facts? The datasheet is still wrong despite assurances 8 month ago that the corrections find their way into the documents. Maybe it's just me and the intended - for want of a better word - audience doesn't care ... if that's the case ignore my complaint.
Worse time zone selector ever. I am in USA Central time zone. Didn't find that, or Minneapolis or St. Louis or Kansas City. I finally found North Dakota.
John Abshier
I have to agree that I'm not too fond of the Time Zone selector either. I was looking for EST or Detroit. Ended up picking New York which is the same time. I'd do away with that list and find something a bit easier to use. I'm all set so I doubt I'll need to deal with it again but for new users you may want to address that.
Now - get someone to proofread the new site and prop specs. There are several basic spelling mistakes that aren't acceptable in this league.
It is only speculation but the general tone seems casual and informal and that may not go over so well with the grumpy skeptical engineers. The wording and language looks like it is written with hobbyists in mind.
Why don't we start with basic facts? The datasheet is still wrong despite assurances 8 month ago that the corrections find their way into the documents. Maybe it's just me and the intended - for want of a better word - audience doesn't care ... if that's the case ignore my complaint.
kuroneko, if you could please provide me with a bit of assistance by pointing me to the references that need corrections I'll see that the correct data is included in the datasheet. E-mail is preferred.
Parallax is keeping their in-house C development very close to their chest. Its possible we may see something soon, but it might not be a GCC port - it may be the "Propeller Micro C" they announced a year or so ago.
The wording on their page could have been read either way and maybe I just read it wrong. Just seems odd though that they would go out of their way to make a statement about how their IDE was being developed, unless having an OSI licensed IDE that is being made with open source tools is a "selling point" to a professional engineer?
The wording on their page could have been read either way and maybe I just read it wrong. Just seems odd though that they would go out of their way to make a statement about how their IDE was being developed, unless having an OSI licensed IDE is a "selling point" to a professional engineer?
I think the statement about an Eclipse-based IDE is in response to people needing non-Windows tools.
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John Abshier
Parallax is keeping their in-house C development very close to their chest. Its possible we may see something soon, but it might not be a GCC port - it may be the "Propeller Micro C" they announced a year or so ago.
However, the obvious time to release something like that would be to coincide with the launch of the Prop II.
Ross.
Now - get someone to proofread the new site and prop specs. There are several basic spelling mistakes that aren't acceptable in this league.
And - Good Luck!
I'm floored ... and ducking for cover
I have to agree that I'm not too fond of the Time Zone selector either. I was looking for EST or Detroit. Ended up picking New York which is the same time. I'd do away with that list and find something a bit easier to use. I'm all set so I doubt I'll need to deal with it again but for new users you may want to address that.
It is only speculation but the general tone seems casual and informal and that may not go over so well with the grumpy skeptical engineers. The wording and language looks like it is written with hobbyists in mind.
Rich H
I'm sure it's only because they can't use Catalina to develop a Windows-based IDE
Ross.
kuroneko, if you could please provide me with a bit of assistance by pointing me to the references that need corrections I'll see that the correct data is included in the datasheet. E-mail is preferred.
Thank you,
The wording on their page could have been read either way and maybe I just read it wrong. Just seems odd though that they would go out of their way to make a statement about how their IDE was being developed, unless having an OSI licensed IDE that is being made with open source tools is a "selling point" to a professional engineer?
I think the statement about an Eclipse-based IDE is in response to people needing non-Windows tools.