Difference between revisions of "XCDL (eXtensible Component Definition Language) Wiki"

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Introduction

This SourceForge project aims to define and implement an eXtensible Component Definition Language (CDL) intended to configure and build complex, package based, multi-variant (multi-architecture, multi-board, multi-toolchain) embedded projects. It is inspired by eCos CDL and ARM CMSIS Pack. The primary projects to benefit from XCDL are µOS++ III (as content for the components) and GNU ARM Eclipse plug-ins (as tools to manage the components).

Specifications

• The XCDL Software Requirements Specifications (outdated!)
• The XCDL Configuration Mechanism
• The XCDL Definitions Reference (outdated)
• The XCDL Tools Reference (outdated)

How to use

• The XCDL first run (outdated!)

License

The XCDL software is released under the MIT License.

References

• eCos - The embedded configurable operating system by Cygnus Solutions (Wikipedia)
• Manual: The eCos Component Writer’s Guide, by Bart Veer and John Dallaway, published in 2001, available from eCos Documentation.
• Book: Embedded software development with eCos, by Anthony J. Massa, published in 2003 at Prentice Hall, available from Amazon
• Book: Software Build Systems: Principles and Experience, by Peter Smith, published in 2011 at Addison Wesley, available from Amazon
• IEEE Std 830-1998: IEEE Recommended Practice for Software Requirements Specifications, published in 1998
• OpenEmbedded - the build framework for embedded Linux (with more detail in the Yocto documentation)
• CMSIS-Pack - ARM mechanism to install software, device support, APIs, and example projects

Miscellaneous

• CMSIS Pack remarks and criticism
• Project history

MediaWiki links

Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.

• Configuration settings list
• MediaWiki FAQ
• MediaWiki release mailing list