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* PDCurses + eCos Application
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It is possible to run a curses program in a separate eCos thread. Look
at the pdcecos_app.h, pdcecos_app.c, pdcecos_init.c, pdcecos_thread.c
sources for details.

As you can see you should put own curses code inside a pdcecos_main()
function instead of traditional main() entry. In such a build you have
to link your executable with a pdcecos_app.o object file, and a curses
program must look as

    #include <curses.h>
    ...

    int
    pdcecos_main(int argc, char *argv[])
    {
        initscr();
        ...
    }

The pdcecos_app.c has cyg_user_start() entry where a startup_thread()
creates and resumes itself there.  The startup_tread() creates and
invokes a set of threads are defined in a __PDC_APP_TAB__. By default
only alone thread is registered in the table, it is pdcecos_thread(),
but you can expand the table. When the pdcecos_thread() is started, it
invokes the pdcecos_main() function -- your curses program.

The "PDCECOS" thread uses a separate stack as well, you can change its
size by default is ( CYGNUM_HAL_STACK_SIZE_TYPICAL * 2 ).

To build a PDCurses+eCos demo application, first generate a Make.params
file using the build_Make.params script which is placed under the eCos
`examples' directory and then just type 'make'.

There is an example of running the pdcecos_app demo in GDB the below. As
you can see the "PDCECOS" thread starts and invokes pdcecos_main() then.

    (gdb) break pdcecos_main
    Breakpoint 1 at 0x100111b: pdcecos_thread.c, line 93.
    (gdb) continue
    Starting program: pdcecos_app
    SYSTEM INITIALIZATION in progress
    data index = 4
    Creating system threads
    Creating PDCECOS thread
    Starting threads
    Starting PDCECOS
    SYSTEM THREADS STARTED!

    Breakpoint 1, pdcecos_main (argc=0, argv=0x0)
        at pdcecos_thread.c:93
        88          initscr();
        Current language:  auto; currently c
    (gdb) continue

Then you should see a message

    Hello PDCurses+eCos World!
    
in a terminal program (minicom, hyperterm, etc.).


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