Re: GCC for 65C02

[phoenyx <quazar@dcnet2000.com>]

Big effort or not, we really need a freeware C system for the 8 bit
Apples. Hyper C is an option, but it has problems. It really isn't
freeware and no source for the most important parts, such as
the shell, compiler, assembler and linker.

This will need to be tackled in the same way as the Linux / GNU
systems. With several good programmers doing the coding, and
others to handle documentation and other overhead, it becomes
quite feasible.

Even though many people say you are better off using a cross
compiler, I personally prefer to code on the real thing or at the
very least, an emulator.

6502 option shouldn't be too hard, and it paves the way for 65816
extensions should the community wish to take it that far.

> Absolutely right, and that's why it was developed for the 65C02 only
> (electronic dictionaries and translators). But, imagine you develop
> a very cool Apple2/Atari/BBC/C64/Oric... software with it, then the people
> who still run real computers won't always been able to run it (hey,
> there are computers where the 65xx is soldered on the board).
> I don't want the nice indirect addressing mode to be removed, I would
> just like you could say -b6502 or -b65C02 in order to select the type
> of output.
>
> >5 - It's likely to be a pretty big effort.
> Sure, Dave MacWherter has produced something like 300kB of source
> code, most of it has to be read... but hey, we can't have anything without
> some effort... 8-)

I for one commend him, writing a compiler is not an easy job. It takes a
lot of time and dedication.

Phoenyx