From: geirt AT powertech DOT no (Geir Thomassen) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: gcc as a cross-compiler Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 17:40:05 GMT Organization: Jotron Electronics Lines: 35 Message-ID: <5ecpig$fc7$1@troll.powertech.no> References: <33092DE0 DOT 7E8E AT cs DOT com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gw9-7.oslo.no.powertech.net To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp "John M. Aldrich" wrote: >eab AT salnet DOT org wrote: >> >> Do you think it would be possible to "configure" gcc as a cross-compiler >> for an 8-bit computer? I was thinking primarily of the Commodore 64. >Unfortunately, it's nearly impossible. All of the GNU software is >specifically designed to be used only on 32-bit platforms, and even >though it's possible to create a new set of machine descriptions, doing >so for an 8-bit machine would be... hairy. :) Does anyone know of a compiler which is easier to port to 8 bit and 16bit processors, micro controllers, and DSPs ?? | Geir Thomassen, | geirt AT powertech DOT no | | R&D Engineer, electronics (MSc) | LA7HFA, qrv 2.45GHz :-) | | | | | Jotron Electronics a.s. | Phone +47 33124577 | | P.O. Box 85 | Fax +47 33126780 | | N-3280 Tjodalyng | Priv +47 33458231 | | Norway | Telex 21715 TRON N | | | | 9.81 m/s^2 - the best way to accelerate a PC ! | | Geir Thomassen, | geirt AT powertech DOT no | | R&D Engineer, electronics (MSc) | LA7HFA, qrv 2.45GHz :-) | | | | | Jotron Electronics a.s. | Phone +47 33124577 | | P.O. Box 85 | Fax +47 33126780 | | N-3280 Tjodalyng | Priv +47 33458231 | | Norway | Telex 21715 TRON N | | | | 9.81 m/s^2 - the best way to accelerate a PC ! |