XCDL (eXtensible Component Definition Language) Wiki
Contents
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).
Credits
XCDL was definitely inspired by the eCos CDL, and many concepts are borrowed from it, including large excerpts from the eCos manuals, especially from The eCos Component Writer’s Guide.
Specifications & documentation
Reference
SRS
How to use
TBD
Old version (Python) pages
- The XCDL.py Software Requirements Specifications (outdated!)
- The XCDL.py Definitions Reference (outdated)
- The XCDL.py Tools Reference (outdated)
- The XCDL.py first run (outdated!)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
MediaWiki links
Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.
