Thread: Can I do basic C compilation on the unit itself?
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2006-08-02 , 22:38
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Originally Posted by fanoush
Yep, in maemo2.0 folder http://repository.maemo.org/pool/mae...ree/g/gcc-3.4/ . But it is really not worth it. I suppose for anything but simple hello world gcc compiler will run out of memory (not talking about speed and disk space). For coding directly on the device it is probably better to use some interpreter like Python, Perl or unix shell or some variant of Basic.
I am failing to see why this would be an issue (cc on the 770). I would love to have Rogue on the tablet, it is a classic curses game and the requisite compiler and libraries to get it going should be well under 50 MB. Heck, in those days a 10 MB drive was considered huge. My experiences with Maemo and the "Scratchbox" have been very aggravating. Granted, much of the aggravation stems from using VPC to host Debian on a PPC Mac--yes, for many of you that is what awaits you in Hell.

To the cones: a great service would be a simplified IDE (c'mon, admit you have been looking for a project that will bring you fame and ...well fame in the 770 community) that would allow development right on the tablet. Hey, you've got a vacation coming up don't you? Two days on the beach and you'll be screaming to write some code...