diff --git a/Modules/Platform/eCos.cmake b/Modules/Platform/eCos.cmake
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+# support for eCos http://ecos.sourceware.org
+SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "")            # -pic 
+SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "")       # -shared
+SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "")         # +s, flag for exe link to use shared lib
+SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG "")       # -rpath
+SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG_SEP "")   # : or empty
+
+SET(CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "")
+SET(CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX "lib")
+SET(CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX ".a")
+SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX "lib")          # lib
+SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX ".a")           # .a
+SET(CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX ".elf")             # same suffix as if built using UseEcos.cmake
+SET(CMAKE_DL_LIBS "" )
+
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_PREFIXES "lib")
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ".a")
+
+
+INCLUDE(Platform/UnixPaths)
+
+# eCos can be built only with gcc
+IF(CMAKE_C_COMPILER AND NOT  "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "GNU")
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "GNU gcc is required for eCos")
+ENDIF(CMAKE_C_COMPILER AND NOT  "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "GNU")
+IF(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER AND NOT  "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "GNU")
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "GNU gcc is required for eCos")
+ENDIF(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER AND NOT  "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "GNU")
+
+# this is a header which is part of every eCos "installation"
+# it would be better to search for libtarget.a, but this isn't possible 
+# at this point in the setup process, since CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P is still
+# unknown, which is used in FIND_LIBRARY()
+FIND_PATH(ECOS_SYSTEM_CONFIG_HEADER_PATH NAMES pkgconf/system.h)
+
+IF(NOT ECOS_SYSTEM_CONFIG_HEADER_PATH)
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find eCos pkgconf/system.h. Build eCos first and set up CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH correctly.")
+ENDIF(NOT ECOS_SYSTEM_CONFIG_HEADER_PATH)
+
+GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(ECOS_LIBTARGET_DIRECTORY "${ECOS_SYSTEM_CONFIG_HEADER_PATH}" PATH)
+SET(ECOS_LIBTARGET_DIRECTORY "${ECOS_LIBTARGET_DIRECTORY}/lib")
+
+# special link commands for eCos executables
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE  "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> <FLAGS> <CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS> -o <TARGET> -nostdlib -nostartfiles -L${ECOS_LIBTARGET_DIRECTORY} -Ttarget.ld  <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
+SET(CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE    "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER>   <FLAGS> <CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS>   <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS> -o <TARGET> -nostdlib -nostartfiles -L${ECOS_LIBTARGET_DIRECTORY} -Ttarget.ld  <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
+
+# eCos doesn't support shared libs
+SET_PROPERTIES(GLOBAL PROPERTIES TARGET_SUPPORTS_SHARED_LIBS FALSE)
+
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_SHARED_LIBRARY )
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_MODULE_LIBRARY )
+SET(CMAKE_C_LINK_SHARED_LIBRARY )
+SET(CMAKE_C_LINK_MODULE_LIBRARY )
+