gnupic: newbie to Linux pic have questions
Subject:
Re: newbie to Linux pic have questions
From:
"w. v. ooijen / f. hanneman" ####@####.####
Date:
2 May 2000 19:08:38 -0000
Message-Id: <200005021908.VAA18736@smtp8.xs4all.nl>
I'm working on a comparsion between free PIC compilers for the 16x84. Note
that I'm the author of one, so some bias is guaranteed. Preliminary
conclusions:
-> if you need ONLY 16x84 target, get HiTech's PIC-LITE (ANSI-C)
-> if you need more targets and are willing to learn a C dialect, get
cc5x-free
-> if you do not mind (or even prefer) a non-C language get Jal
c2c and p2c do not come into the picture due to the primitive register
allocation strategy. SIL is not a serious alternative. Note that even with
an ANSI-C compiler you will have to dive into the pecularities of the PIC
to write efficinet programs.
Wouter
> > Hello I am very new to Linux and love this OS and trying to get
started
> > writing pic C code on Linux and seen the C2C compiler and seen no
> > command line switch docs and the dt.bat file has the wrong file name in
> > the compiler bat file. I would like to stick to pic C but need some
> > recommendations on a compiler. If this information is listed on a site
> > please point me to it .
>
> The Hitech C 'picc' compiler is probably your best bet.....
> but it's not freeware.
> That's what i use and it serves me well. but because I have access to it
> I've never investigated the alternatives.
