[request] freertos-kernel/11.1.0

[jwillikers]

Package Name/Version

freertos-kernel/11.1.0

Webpage

https://www.freertos.org/index.html

Source code

https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Kernel/

Description of the library/tool

FreeRTOS is one of the most popular Real-Time Operating Systems available. It is commonly used on microcrontrollers to provide a real-time operating system. It is also possible to build this project on Windows, Linux, macOS, and other Posix systems. The project is available under the MIT license.

Most of the necessary configuration is handled through a FreeRTOSConfig.h header-file that must be provided by consumers. FreeRTOS is capable of targeting a large variety of microcontrollers and platforms, which it calls ports.

PR #19399 attempted to add a recipe for FreeRTOS Kernel, but was closed because "this is not currently a priority for Conan Center." Apparently, the associated PR has too many options in the recipe, although most of them might be able to be removed by providing a FreeRTOSConfig.h file to the recipe through a different means. Unfortunately, no feedback was provided by the team on how to use such an approach which would reduce the number of options to only a handful.

At my company, we specifically use Conan because it allows us to target microcontrollers in addition to all major server, desktop, and embedded Linux platforms.