From: Tom Walsh (tom@cyberiansoftware.com)
Date: Fri Jan 19 2001 - 14:58:04 EST
Andrew Kohlsmith wrote: > > I'm trying to get a grasp on the different flavours of uClinux and the > toolset. > > m68k-coff and m68k-pic-coff (position independent code) seem to be the > older style of doing things. The references I've found to using the new > toolset and uClinux-2.4.0 seem to focus on m68k-elf. Is this correct? Is > the elf variant already position independent? > > I'm trying to find a list of targets which binutils and gcc support. I > can't seem to find any. Is there a comprehensive list somewhere? > > Also I'm wondering about the various Motorola 68000-series processors. I've > been around Motorola's site but they don't seem to spell out in plain terms > just WHAT is the difference between the "plain" 68000 core and the > DragonBall (EZ/VZ), ColdFire and other variants is. I get the sneaking > suspicion I'm just blind but I can't seem to find what I'm looking for. Can > anyone enlighten me? > Well, the MC68*Z328 is derived from the MC68302 is derived from the MC68000 which is actually called a MC68010 core. Simple, huh? The essential difference is defined by the on-chip peripherals, the MC68000 has none, the others have varying degrees of higher peripheral components integrated on the same die. TomW -- Tom Walsh - WN3L - Embedded Systems Consultant 'www.openhardware.net', 'www.cyberiansoftware.com' "Windows? No thanks, I have work to do..." This message resent by the uclinux-dev@uclinux.org list server http://www.uClinux.org/
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