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Unread 02-06-2010, 01:55
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Re: Java VS C++ || The Final Decision

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Originally Posted by Robototes2412 View Post
I would be overjoyed to use C++ for robot programming,
IF THEY TOOK THE TIME TO MAKE IT COMPILABLE FROM LINUX, FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST ITS GCC

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Wow, i was angry.

could someone please <code> a makeFile from the C++ stuff? I think I can get C++ working on linux if i have a makefile.
Unfortunately it's not quite that simple. As it's being cross-compiled you'd need a version of GCC for the correct architecture (PPC) and then package that in a format the cRIO can understand. Not to mention uploading that to the device...

I'm fairly certain the uploading bit is just an FTP server, but most of the process for deploying that code is hidden away. I have a feeling they aren't doing anything too fishy behind the scenes, it's just that the documentation for what they're doing doesn't seem to exist. Otherwise it really wouldn't be that hard to do.

Right now, though, the easiest way to do FRC dev on Linux or any of the *NIX OSes is to use the Java environment. No complaints from me though, NetBeans is a dream to use .
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