Red Hat Embedded Linux Developer Suite

Red Hat Inc. is now showing off its new Embedded Linux Developer Suite, an offering that combines new versions of its embedded Linux platform, development tools, runtime technologies and support services. The Suite includes Red Hat Embedded Linux (obviously) configured for use in embedded systems. The package is designed to let you develop apps on platforms that include MIPS, SuperH, X86, PowerPC, and ARM/StrongARM/XScale architectures. Features include a new version of Red Hat Embedded Linux based on the Linux 2.4 kernel, new gcc3 based versions of the GNUPro cross-development tools, a new configuration tool for fine grain GUI configuration on the targeted environment, a new integrated system build environment, RedBoot Embedded Bootloader/BIOS for debugging and bootstrapping, glibc 2.2 libraries, the latest versions of Red Hat Linux RPM packages, Red Hat Network managed services for host systems developing Red Hat Embedded Linux runtime and tools software, and support service packages. The Red Hat Embedded Linux Developer Suite will be available in October, which is when we'll find out what it costs.