XCDL (eXtensible Component Definition Language) Wiki

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 embedded projects. It is inspired by eCos CDL and the primary project to use it is µOS++ Second Edition.

Specifications

TODO: explain the WHYs and HOWs.

• The XCDL Software Requirements Specifications
• The XCDL Configuration Mechanism
• The XCDL Definitions Reference
• The XCDL Tools Reference

How to use

• The XCDL first run

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

Miscellaneous

• 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