Re: [gobo-eiffel-develop] Questions about gec and gedoc

[Eric B. <er...@go...>]

On 15/08/2022 19:51, Philippe K wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have some questions about the current state of gec, for the purpose of 
> use in an embedded context (micro controller) with a Real Time OS :
> 
> 1) How big is the gec runtime (code size and memory size) (without Boehm 
> gc) ? Although this may vary from one environment to another, the data 
> can be provided for a standard environment say Ubuntu with gcc or 
> Windows with Microsoft C compiler. For example what are the sizes for a 
> single class "Hello world" application ?

Hello world executable on Windows with Microsoft C compiler: 185 kB.

> 2) Are threads implemented using the POSIX standard pthreads ?

Yes, except on Windows.

> 3) Has anyone experimented with porting an eiffel application, compiled 
> with Gobo, to an RTOS that is POSIX pthreads compliant (i.e. : FreeRTOS) ?

Not that I'm aware of.

> 4) Are there any plans for SCOOP to be implemented in Gobo (although not 
> included in the current ECMA standard)?

Yes, but not in the near future.

> Will it be designed with the 
> possibility of use with certain RTOSes such as FreeRTOS ?

Probably not, unless that is some funding.

> 5) Assertions are currently not checked in gec. Is there a plan to make 
> it available?

Yes, but not in the near future.

> And about gedoc: is it able to generate graphviz script generation in 
> order to produce automatically a BON class diagram ? (and to overcome 
> the display issue of client double arrow )

This is currently not available, but it could be implemented.

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