PC: PC: QNX Configuration software

Mon Jun 1 18:17:22 EDT 2009

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Re: PC: PC:  QNX Configuration software
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I'm no QNX expert, but I have a general idea what they are about.  The software is probably written in C or C++ using the GNU C compiler and Eclipse for the development environment.  QNX used the Watcom C compiler years ago, so it could be that also.  The programs are generally compiled, there is no need for any source code to be on the runtime system.

There may be some or all of the C or CPP files present on the system, but no guarantee.  It is also slightly possible that the customer has a disk or CD with C source code files.  Both could likely be out of date also.  If you cannot find a copy of the current .C, .CPP, and .H files, then you will not likely be able to modify the application.

These are generalities, and I obviously cannot speak for the specific system that you have.  I am just trying to point to a typical scenario that you may be facing.  This is one of the typical problems with PC based systems, the source code tends to be treated as intellectual property and not provided to each customer.

Bill Sturm
Abbeytronics LLC
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