Initial Windows build

Registered by Michael Hope

Take the initial build and make a Windows hosted baremetal toolchain.

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
Michael Hope
Priority:
High
Drafter:
Michael Hope
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
Zhenqiang Chen
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for trunk
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
milestone icon 2012.03
Started by
Michael Hope
Completed by
Michael Hope

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Roadmap id: TCWG2011-WINDOWS-TOOLCHAIN

A Visual Studio Professional with MSDN license lets us install all current versions of Windows under a VM and use them for test.

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Work Items

Work items:
Acquire a MSDN license: DONE
Acquire VirtualBox or an alternative open source VM host: DONE
Set up and document the test virtual machines: DONE
Set up and document any support tools such as MSYS or Cygwin: DONE
On Linux, build a bare-metal Windows hosted Canadian-cross toolchain: DONE
Exercise: DONE
Discuss with DS-5 and Linaro : DONE

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