Compilers - Revision history

Debrouxl at 19:11, 25 April 2015

2015-04-25T19:11:27Z

Ahelper at 06:07, 12 February 2015

2015-02-12T06:07:11Z

Ahelper: z88dk is based on Small-C, not the same as SDCC

2015-02-12T06:06:06Z

z88dk is based on Small-C, not the same as SDCC

Slimey.limey: Added 68k info

2011-09-05T01:26:42Z

Added 68k info

J.a.upchurch at 17:32, 23 May 2011

2011-05-23T17:32:03Z

Galandros: New page: {{stub}} == z80 == * SDCC == 68k == * TIGCC

2009-10-25T09:24:53Z

New page: {{stub}} == z80 == * SDCC == 68k == * TIGCC

New page

{{stub}}

== z80 ==
* SDCC

== 68k ==
* TIGCC

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 == 68k ==
-* '''TIGCC''' is the original C compiler for 68k calculators.  It is a patched version of the GNU Compiler Collection, and only supports C.
+* '''TIGCC''' is the original C compiler for 68k calculators.  It is a patched version of the GNU Compiler Collection, and only supports C and 68000 assembly.
-* '''GCC4TI''' is a 2009 fork of TIGCC.
+* '''GCC4TI''' is a fork of TIGCC, first published in 2009. Work on GCC4TI includes:

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 == z80 ==
-* '''SDCC''' is an open source C compiler for microcontrollers.  It can output z80 assembly.  However, as the compiler is retargetable, the code is bloated and inefficient.
+* '''SDCC''' is an open source C compiler for microcontrollers.  It can output z80 assembly.  However, the code is bloated and inefficient.
-* '''z88dk''' is a derivative of the Small-C compiler.  It is targeted specifically at the z80 line of processors and even has dedicated TI file format outputs.  The code is very bloated and less efficient than SDCC.
+* '''z88dk''' is a derivative of the Small-C compiler.  It is targeted specifically at the z80 line of processors and even has dedicated TI file format outputs.  The code is very bloated and can be less efficient than SDCC.
 * The '''HI-TECH Z80 C Compiler''' is a very old and unsupported compiler by HI-TECH that produces much better-quality code than the two compilers mentioned above (Although recent SDCC versions are able to generate code comparable to the HI-TECH C compiler).  However, HI-TECH has discontinued this compiler and it is very difficult to obtain a copy.  Furthermore, it is a commercial, not open-source, compiler, so using it without a license is of questionable legality.

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 == z80 ==
-* '''SDCC''' is an open source C compiler for microcontrollers.  It can output z80 assembly.  However, as the compiler is retargetable, the code is very bloated and inefficient.
+* '''SDCC''' is an open source C compiler for microcontrollers.  It can output z80 assembly.  However, as the compiler is retargetable, the code is bloated and inefficient.
-* '''z88dk''' is a derivative of SDCC.  It is targeted specifically at the z80 line of processors and even has dedicated TI file format outputs.  Again, the code is still very bloated, because the compiler is based on SDCC.
+* '''z88dk''' is a derivative of the Small-C compiler.  It is targeted specifically at the z80 line of processors and even has dedicated TI file format outputs.  The code is very bloated and less efficient than SDCC.
-* The '''HI-TECH Z80 C Compiler''' is a very old and unsupported compiler by HI-TECH that produces much better-quality code than the two compilers mentioned above.  However, HI-TECH has discontinued this compiler and it is very difficult to obtain a copy.  Furthermore, it is a commercial, not open-source, compiler, so using it without a license is of questionable legality.
+* The '''HI-TECH Z80 C Compiler''' is a very old and unsupported compiler by HI-TECH that produces much better-quality code than the two compilers mentioned above (Although recent SDCC versions are able to generate code comparable to the HI-TECH C compiler).  However, HI-TECH has discontinued this compiler and it is very difficult to obtain a copy.  Furthermore, it is a commercial, not open-source, compiler, so using it without a license is of questionable legality.
 == 68k ==
 * '''TIGCC''' is the original C compiler for 68k calculators.  It is a patched version of the GNU Compiler Collection, and only supports C.
 * '''GCC4TI''' is a 2009 fork of TIGCC.

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	== 68k ==		== 68k ==
−	* TIGCC	+	* '''TIGCC''' is the original C compiler for 68k calculators. It is a patched version of the GNU Compiler Collection, and only supports C.
		+	* '''GCC4TI''' is a 2009 fork of TIGCC.