VS 2005 <-> PPC 2003 FE??

[Guest]

As I try to move into mobile dev, and jumpstart on 2.0, got a question....I'm
using VS 2005 Beta 1, and when I go to debug my app, it of course asks for
what 'device' to run on. Either an actual device or one of many PPC 2003 SE
emulators...3 questions:

- from what I know, from a question last week, the Mobile Team's blog said
PPC 2003 was supported. I assumed it meant PPC 2003 FE (First Edition), not
just PPC 2003 SE (Second Edition). Is this correct, that a 2.0 app will run
on PPC 2003 FE? My hardware right now only supports FE....

- if answer to previous question was yes, assuming FE is supported, is there
a way to get its emulator to integrate with VS 2005, so I can debug my apps
with it?

- what is the PPC 2003 SE (Legacy) Emulator? Sorry if I'm lazy, I'm sure
it's online somewhere, but was hoping to get a cheapie answer as long as I'm
here How is it different from the non-Legacy one?

 

[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

Craig,

I'm pretty sure CFv2 should run on any PPC 2003 device. Have you tried it
and encountered problems?

The "legacy" part of the emulator means that it's pretty much the same one
as in VS 2003 and doesn't actually emulate the ARM chipset. The non-legacy
emulators in VS 2005 are brand new and emulate the actual chipset, so they
are much closer to the real thing. Have you tried testing your app on the
PPC 2003 SE emulators? I think it should run ok if it also runs on the
actual PPC 2003 device.

 

[Guest]

Thx for the followup...no, I'm purely at the R&D stage right now. I'm
working with a client where we're seriously considering using v2 since it'll
be in Go Live status soon. But we want to make sure our ducks are in a row.

Right now the device is only available with FE (no second edition yet). So
debugging would need to be done either on the device (assuming FE is
supported) or somehow thru an emulator. Debugging an app on an emulator that
isn't the same OS as the target is not ideal

I haven't had a chance to play with an actual device yet, w/ 2005, as I'm so
far into another task...sorry for the lack of preparedness

Thx for the info, tho...

Craig,

I'm pretty sure CFv2 should run on any PPC 2003 device. Have you tried it
and encountered problems?

The "legacy" part of the emulator means that it's pretty much the same one
as in VS 2003 and doesn't actually emulate the ARM chipset. The non-legacy
emulators in VS 2005 are brand new and emulate the actual chipset, so they
are much closer to the real thing. Have you tried testing your app on the
PPC 2003 SE emulators? I think it should run ok if it also runs on the
actual PPC 2003 device.

 

[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

Craig,

I think you'll find debugging on the actual device with VS 2005 works
great - perhaps better than some of the beta emulators. Give it a try when
you get a chance.

--
Ginny Caughey
..Net Compact Framework MVP

Thx for the followup...no, I'm purely at the R&D stage right now. I'm
working with a client where we're seriously considering using v2 since
it'll
be in Go Live status soon. But we want to make sure our ducks are in a
row.

Right now the device is only available with FE (no second edition yet).
So
debugging would need to be done either on the device (assuming FE is
supported) or somehow thru an emulator. Debugging an app on an emulator
that
isn't the same OS as the target is not ideal

I haven't had a chance to play with an actual device yet, w/ 2005, as I'm
so
far into another task...sorry for the lack of preparedness

Thx for the info, tho...