San Diego, CA. — (press release excerpt) — Green Hills Software, Inc. today announced that its MULTI 2000 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is now available for use with the RTLinux real-time operating system from FSMLabs, Inc. The MULTI 2000 IDE greatly simplifies the development of sophisticated applications for embedded target systems running RTLinux.

MULTI 2000, together with Green Hills' optimizing C/C++/EC++ compiler, automates all aspects of software development for embedded Linux systems. Featuring a window-oriented editor, graphical source-level debugger, and program builder, MULTI 2000 also includes a version control system, on-line context-sensitive help, and an instruction set simulator that allows programmers to develop and test their code on a PC or workstation without the need for target hardware.

The heart of the MULTI IDE is an incremental source-level debugger that supports process- and system-level debug (application code only). The debugger provides a separate window for each application process, supports mixed assembly and high-level language formats, and includes a language-sensitive expression evaluator. The MULTI debugger also offers a number of advanced C++ debugging capabilities for application code built using the MULTI builder, including full namespace support, C++ function navigation, and advanced class browsing. The MULTI 2000 debugger is fully Linux aware, enabling designers to debug and tune their applications at a process level.

MULTI 2000's graphical project builder simplifies and automates the process of building complex Linux applications. Once programmers have compiled and built the Linux kernel using the GNU compiler and standard Linux make files, they use MULTI to build their application program and combine it with the Linux kernel into a single executable image. In addition to maintaining file dependencies (like makefile), the builder lets users set CPU, compiler, language and optimization options. The builder's pull-down menus also make it easy to create a hierarchical view of programs, source files, headers and other project files, which are color coded to help users distinguish various file types.

MULTI 2000 is available now for Linux target systems based on the PowerPC processor, with x86 support planned for the near future. MULTI 2000 for Linux and Windows costs $5,900.

 
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