Re: [avr-gcc-list] crosstool-NG

[Georg-Johann Lay]

Weddington, Eric schrieb:
> > address@hidden 
> > On Behalf Of Stu Bell Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 9:07 PM To:
> >
> > WinAVR is the Windows packaging of the AVR-GCC stuff, along with
> > the avr-libc library.
>
> Along with some other stuff, too. ;-)
>
> > (In addition, WinAVR is about to be deprecated in favor of a
> > toolset integrated into AVR Studio.  It is on it's last official 
> > release, at least officially.)
>
> Officially, it's up to me what to do with WinAVR. Admittedly there
> hasn't been a lot of incentive what with AS5 coming out with a
> toolchain.
>
> However, based on some discussion on AVR Freaks, I'm reconsidering.

WinAVR is a great project, it would be a pity if it would die.

IMO the best way for AS to cooperate with avr-gcc is to provide WinAVR 
seperately and supply an interface to it. If AS supported to chose the 
installation path of avr-tools, AS users could easily switch to their 
favourate versions of avr-gcc and try new releases.

I can understand that you are absorbed by and focused at the big AS5 
project, but letting WinAVR die and deploying avr-gcc /only/ within a 
mega-project like AS5 is no good idea, IMO.

Regards, Johann