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Originally Posted by AlexBrinister
I wonder if one can request LabVIEW for Linux from FRC. Also, FRC should be asked if they could start supplying support for the Linux version of Wind River Workbench.
Alex Brinister |
I assume you can, but since it lacks FRC components/updates it probably wouldn't help you much. I've also managed to get a Windows installation on WINE, but certain components failed to install (MS Silverlight etc...), so it was up and running but I could only get individual VI's to open. Full fledged robot projects just couldn't load, quite obviously.
I assume Linux enthusiasts (other than myself?) would rather just go with C++ and find all sorts of workarounds to get code running the same way a WindRiver project would. But honestly, I'd love to see FIRST taking measures to make this project more Linux-friendly. We're aspiring to bring the most out of science and technology, and as far as technology goes Linux had always been an important of the computer science world and its incredible community of programmers never fails to deliver top notch software. It would've been great if FIRST acknowledged that part of the industry, at the very least with a Driver station/Dashboard version for Linux distros.