What Linux distribution for cross-dev ?

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Hi all, 

 what kind of Linux distribution should I use if I want to cross-develop NIOS2 uCLinux apps under an Linux operated PC ?  Gentoo ? Fedora Core or what else ?  Please help me !  Thx.

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--- Quote Start ---  originally posted by bigboss25@Jul 14 2006, 07:44 PM hi all,  what kind of linux distribution should i use if i want to cross-develop nios2 uclinux apps under an linux operated pc ?  gentoo ? fedora core or what else ?  please help me !  thx. <div align='right'><{post_snapback}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=16899)  --- quote end ---    --- Quote End ---   Gentoo, FC/RHEL/startcom, ubuntu , slackware, suse ... most popular distros should work. I use FC5 now. Just choose what you like.  You may install binary toolchain of nios2 cross gcc, which I built with buildroot. http://nioswiki.jot.com/wikihome/operating...binarytoolchain (http://nioswiki.jot.com/wikihome/operatingsystems/binarytoolchain)

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--- Quote Start ---  originally posted by hippo+jul 14 2006, 09:43 am--><div class='quotetop'>quote (hippo @ jul 14 2006, 09:43 am)</div>  --- quote start ---  <!--quotebegin-bigboss25@Jul 14 2006, 07:44 PM hi all,  what kind of linux distribution should i use if i want to cross-develop nios2 uclinux apps under an linux operated pc ?  gentoo ? fedora core or what else ?  please help me !  thx. <div align='right'><{post_snapback}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=16899)  --- quote end ---    --- Quote End ---   Gentoo, FC/RHEL/startcom, ubuntu , slackware, suse ... most popular distros should work. I use FC5 now. Just choose what you like.  You may install binary toolchain of nios2 cross gcc, which I built with buildroot. http://nioswiki.jot.com/wikihome/operating...binarytoolchain (http://nioswiki.jot.com/wikihome/operatingsystems/binarytoolchain) <div align='right'><{post_snapback}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=16906)</div> [/b]  --- Quote End ---    Thx Hippo ! Hope you will never die or quit the nios2 scene http://forum.niosforum.com/work2/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif you&#39;re so helpfull and responsive !  May I ask you some more questions : - is it possible to use NIOS2 IDE (Eclipse + gnu tools...) under coLinux (let&#39;s say under KDE) ? - if yes, is it faster than the window version, because Eclipse/IDE under Windows is soo slow (like a turtle as you said) ?  Kind regards.

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--- Quote Start ---  - is it possible to use NIOS2 IDE (Eclipse + gnu tools...) under coLinux (let&#39;s say under KDE) ? - if yes, is it faster than the window version, because Eclipse/IDE under Windows is soo slow (like a turtle as you said) ?[/b]  --- Quote End ---   I didn&#39;t use IDE on windows XP or Linux. And I didn&#39;t try IDE under coLinux, too. I think IDE (ie, Eclipse CDT) for uClinux will be better in the future, but there is still a long ways to go.  I would prefer working with the simple, old and trusty command line tools. I don&#39;t think GUI tools can give me more productive capability. ( I use Emacs to edit ,compile and version control. It is good. And you may try. )

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--- Quote Start ---  originally posted by hippo@Jul 15 2006, 10:37 PM <div class='quotetop'>quote   --- quote end ---    --- quote start ---  - is it possible to use nios2 ide (eclipse + gnu tools...) under colinux (let&#39;s say under kde) ? - if yes, is it faster than the window version, because eclipse/ide under windows is soo slow (like a turtle as you said) ?  --- Quote End ---   I didn&#39;t use IDE on windows XP or Linux. And I didn&#39;t try IDE under coLinux, too. I think IDE (ie, Eclipse CDT) for uClinux will be better in the future, but there is still a long ways to go.  I would prefer working with the simple, old and trusty command line tools. I don&#39;t think GUI tools can give me more productive capability. ( I use Emacs to edit ,compile and version control. It is good. And you may try. ) <div align='right'><{post_snapback}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=16934)</div> [/b]  --- Quote End ---   update, I have tried the quartus 6.0 and nios2 6.0 for Linux workstation on a Whitebox EL4 Linux PC. the nios2 IDE speed improved a lot. the usbblaster works fine, too.