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Re: The rarest colour in LEGO - grey on a NXT?
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Tue, 6 Mar 2007 13:56:01 GMT
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> Rasmus has done a great job getting this to compile and run as much as it >does,
Thanks Jason
> but although it uses the source code from LEGO you don't get the same results
> from the GCC compiler as you do from the expensive ARM compiler that LEGO (and
> Dick Swan on RobotC) are using.
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> There are a few people working on this bug, and on getting a reliable toolchain
> available for building the firmware. If you want to get started seeing how you
> can alter the firmware then go ahead, but no-one's in a position yet to offer a
> stable and working version of either the standard firmware or a free toolchain
> that is going to work properly yet.
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> On the other hand, if you can help with debugging the source then please get
> started as soon as you can.
It is pretty close I think. I fixed some bugs. Now Demo.rxe and "Try Me"
loads/runs but terminates early. Actually, it is really fun as one is forced to
look inside and understand the LEGO virtual machine.
Well,
My latest sources are at
http://sf.net/projects/nxtgcc
but more about that in a couple of days.
Best,
Rasmus
PS: Anyone are welcome to download and email with me (nxtmote@gmail.com). It is
really rewarding to "kill" bugs:-)
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> Jason R
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| (...) Rasmus - Sorry I haven't been able to work on this some more lately. I had to spend my birthday - a day off work - taking my car back to the dealer. Honestly, if I wanted the windscreen wipers and lights to go off on their own in the car park (...) (17 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| (...) The firmware's available, as is Rasmus Pedersen's update to compile it under GCC in Linux (or Cygwin on a PC): (URL) with a PDF document on building the toolchain: (URL) of this is hidden - you can find it if you search for it. I couldn't get (...) (17 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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