> =

> I have come to consider *any* tool that cannot be scripted in a makefile =
or
> batchfile to be useless. I cannot be expected to pull up a 15 year old pr=
oject
> and install a closed source GUI based program or compiler on an obsolete =
version
> of Windows just to click some silly buttons to create a valid setup and b=
e able
> to re-compile. It has to be makefile or script driven, or it won't be use=
d.
> =

>   Peter

I find this quite interesting.

Can you even get components for a 15 year old project? How long will you ha=
ve =

to support the software. I guess you have the hex file (or S-record or =

whatever) that you programmed the chip with so you can burn a new one with =
a =

standalone programmer. But how long would you need to support it for softwa=
re =

changes?

/Ruben
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AB Liros Electronic
Box 9124, 200 39 Malm=F6, Sweden
TEL INT +46 40142078
FAX INT +46 40947388
ruben@pp.sbbs.se
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