RE: [avr-chat] Can't Install avr-gcc in FreeBSD

[Eric Weddington]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden
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>  On Behalf Of Brian Dean
> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 10:54 AM
> To: David Brown
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [avr-chat] Can't Install avr-gcc in FreeBSD
>
> On Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 04:09:59PM +0200, David Brown wrote:
>
> > Perhaps because it's easier to download winavr than get
> avr-gcc working
> > on FreeBSD?
>
> Surely you're joking Mr. Brown?

Hi Brian,

Long time no see. :-)


> What could be easier than 'cd /usr/ports/devel/avr-libc &&
> make install'?

First, I agree with you wholeheartedly that the ports system allows a great
deal of flexibility that Windows, Windows installers and their ilk (such as
WinAVR) does not.

However, having said that, I understand that the above command will resolve
dependencies, such as avr-binutils and avr-gcc, and build those too,
correct?

Is avrdude a dependency of avr-libc?
Is avr-gdb, or avr-insight, a dependency of avr-libc?
Is srecord a dependency of avr-libc?
Does it come with additional documentation?

Every OS has their own system, with their own set of users, capabilities and
assumptions. Windows users want one-stop-shopping and that's what WinAVR
provides. They don't want to think about the packages they need or want. As
with engineering, there's always trade-offs. The trade-off with WinAVR is
that it's all or nothing, and it's not nice for the advanced user who wants
to do more.

My personal preference is to have the best of both worlds, easy to use for
the beginner, but yet have the ability for the advanced user to customize
and dig deep to their hearts' content.

Eric Weddington