I have been using CW development tools v8.3 in Windows for a while. I wanted to move some work to my Mac platform options. These are the desktop versions of CW.
Unfortunately I did not get the updates for the Mac version
1. I am assuming the updates for the Mac OS as per this ref:
http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/overview.jsp?code=CW_UPDATES_MAC
are for the desktop version.
2. I have the following hardware/Mac OS configs and I am not sure which the Mac version works under.
a.) iMac Intel Core 2 Duo: OS 10.5.8
b.) iMac Power PC G4: OS 10.4.11/OS9.2,– has the option of either OSX or Classic OS.
c.) Power Mac G3 OS 9.2.2 – Already has CW Pro 5 and CW Pro 7 depending on startup
3. Before I go off and upgrade/patch the Mac 8.0 to 8.3 does it require the license file. If so how do I get this license code back as I registered my original CW product way back, about CW Pro Release 1, and I have only been getting the ‘Renewal’ versions. The original license file was lost with a computer crash years ago.
I want to move back to the Mac preferably the G4 or G3 as I am doing some ugly pointer to pointer to pointer and so on work. The Mac is a bit easier, particularly the G3/G4, to do some debug work vs Windows.
Thanks
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Freescale no longer supports the desktop version of the CodeWarrior tools for Mac and Windows. The CodeWarrior tools are for embedded development only.
Having said that, I will try to answer your questions, but don't expect them to be accurate (I am trying to recall six-year old details here), nor can I offer any follow-up support.
1) I do not know.
2) I think version 9 of the CodeWarrior tools might have run under Mac OS X, but I am not sure. Your best bet is to run CW under Mac OS 9. Any Mac that can run Mac OS 9 will do. That rules out the Intel Mac.
3) If CodeWarrior is still working on the Mac, you have a valid license file. Updating the tools from v8 to v8.3 should not require a new license. Make a copy of the license.dat file in the CodeWarrior folder before updating anything.
---Tom
Freescale no longer supports the desktop version of the CodeWarrior tools for Mac and Windows. The CodeWarrior tools are for embedded development only.
Having said that, I will try to answer your questions, but don't expect them to be accurate (I am trying to recall six-year old details here), nor can I offer any follow-up support.
1) I do not know.
2) I think version 9 of the CodeWarrior tools might have run under Mac OS X, but I am not sure. Your best bet is to run CW under Mac OS 9. Any Mac that can run Mac OS 9 will do. That rules out the Intel Mac.
3) If CodeWarrior is still working on the Mac, you have a valid license file. Updating the tools from v8 to v8.3 should not require a new license. Make a copy of the license.dat file in the CodeWarrior folder before updating anything.
---Tom
Tom,
Thanks for the info.
"I am trying to recall six-year old details here" ... Heck that long ago, I lost track of CW after the Uni I was working at switched to teaching Java instead of C++ and CW as getting left behind in Java.
As for embedded, sorry not my league, its all dektop mil tac sim tools this end.
As it is, I am only using CW as a base tool to iron out issues with code the actuall updates for v8 are not critical. I do have a working v5 and 7 Pro on the OS 9.2 Mac. The main work is in Microsoft VS with or without a GUI tool like Qt or Zinc.
Having v8 running under OSX would just save switching OS each time I needed to use CW, but not mission critical.
With respect to the CW 8.1 - 3 updates they appear to be of the size for the desktop version based on some comments I have seen elsewhere.
Anyway I can but try and see.
Again thanks.
Nick
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